A 12-year-old boy who consumed a liquid nitrogen chilled treat at a water park in central South Korea has become the latest victim of the trend.
The dessert, a cupful of puffy cereal soaked in liquid nitrogen, called Dragon’s Breath, which makes the people who eat it exhale smoky nitrogen vapour, left the boy with a 5cm wide hole in his stomach.
He was rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery before being placed under intensive care. Has has since been transferred to a general ward.
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