More details are coming out following the devastating death of Brett Gardner‘s son.
On Sunday (March 23), the 41-year-old former New York Yankees player and his wife Jessica Gardner announced the sudden loss of their 14-year-old son Miller.
The day after the news was announced, officials in Costa Rica — where the family was reportedly vacationing at the time — shared Miller‘s preliminary cause of death.
Keep reading to find out more…Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency said that Miller likely died from suffocation after possibly ingesting a toxic substance.
“Preliminarily, apparently the manner of death would be by asphyxia after a possible intoxication after apparently ingesting some food,” an Organismo de Investigación Judicial spokesperson told NBC News in a statement translated from Spanish. “At the moment it is a death under investigation and is awaiting the results of the autopsy, as well as the analysis of the Toxicology Section, to determine the exact cause of death.”
The organization said that Miller‘s autopsy results could take two to three months.
Brett and his wife revealed in their original announcement that several other family members also fell ill during the trip.
Our continued thoughts are with the Gardner family during this difficult time.
