American Indian Chokes to Death on Hotdog

I don’t know if Walter Eagle Tail is an aboriginal American, and not that it really matters, except for the irony that he died on July 4th stuffing American hot dogs down his throat. Sad, and something like that could put a real damper on festivities.

From WTOP here:

A Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in western South Dakota turned tragic when a contestant choked to death.

Walter Eagle Tail, 47, of Custer, died at a hospital Thursday after attempts to save him at the scene failed.

“It all happened within minutes,” the sheriff said.

The Custer Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the contest, canceled a pie-eating contest scheduled for Friday.

“Walter was just being Walter, having fun when he entered this contest,” said Ardis McRae. “He was just having a good time.”

Yeah, no pie eating contest! That Chamber of Commerce is killing guys with food! Sad though. Indians should be crying while they look at litter, not rolling on the ground with three hotdogs lodged in their trachea.