LIMPOPO-(MaraviPost)- A middle aged man has died shortly after drinking an entire bottle of Jägermeister to win R200 at the Blue Corner Car Wash & Liquor Restaurant in Limpopo.
The Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo confirmed the news in a statement adding that the incident happened during a drinking competition at the local restaurant.
He was quoted by SundayWorld saying: “Police in Waterval outside Louis Trichardt have opened a case of inquest following an incident of apparent misuse of alcohol that took place at one of the local liquor outlets at Mashamba village where the patrons allegedly participated in what they called a ‘drinking competition’.
The winner who could consume the entire bottle of Jägermeister within a specified time, would get R200 cash. One of them immediately collapsed thereafter and was taken to a local clinic where he was certified dead,” said Mojapelo.
Jägermeister is a German digestif liqueur invented in 1934 and is made with 56 different herbs and botanicals. The drink contains 35% ABV – relatively high alcohol for a liqueur.
Prior to the death, the video of the man went viral on social media that showed him gulping down an entire bottle of Jagermeister in less than two minutes, while people clap and cheer him on before he collapsed.
In South Africa, one in three individuals drink alcohol, while one in seven reportedly drink excessively and the highest is among men and women in the 25-34 age range.
