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Man dies after drinking poison from soju bottle

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A man dies from poisoning after drinking coolant from the Soju bottle in the coastal city of Busan, according to the police, Friday. Gettyimagesbank
A man dies from poisoning after drinking coolant from the Soju bottle in the coastal city of Busan, according to the police, Friday. Gettyimagesbank

By Lee Gyu-lee

A 70-year old man died after drinking a chemical he apparently thought to be soju in the coastal city of Busan, according to the police, Friday.

The victim's live-in companion, 78, found him unconscious after getting home from work and called 119 at around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday.

His coworker reported to the police that the victim threw up several times after drinking at work. The police found coolant inside the soju bottle in the victim's car.

The police believed that he drank ethylene glycol, the chemical substance in the coolant.


Lee Gyu-lee gyulee@koreatimes.co.kr


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