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Rugby player Sam Ballard dies eight years after swallowing slug for a dare that left him paralysed

The man, described as a 'cheeky larrikin', died on November 2 surrounded by members of his family and a devoted group of friends
UPDATED NOV 5, 2018

A talented rugby player, who was paralyzed after he swallowed a garden slug at a party for a dare, has died following a battle with a parasitic infection that lasted eight years. Sam Ballard (28) was in the hospital for three years after he ate a garden slug at a party when he was 19 years old in 2010. The man, who was described as a "cheeky larrikin", died on November 2 surrounded by members of his family and a devoted group of friends who stuck with him through the long years of medical complications after the incident took place.

The Daily Mail reported that Ballard's last words to his mother, Katie Ballard, was: "I love you". Before the teen was dared to eat the slug, he was a talented rugby player at Barker College, his high school, in the upper north shore of Sydney, Australia.



 

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