Woman died after choking during boiled egg eating contest

A woman  has died after choking during a boiled egg eating contest at a Grimsby pub. Sharon Dixon, 54 – who ironically did not even like eggs – was taking part in the Easter fun and games at the Wellington Arms, on Freeman Street, when she began to choke. Her worried friends and bar staff dialled 999 shortly after 2pm on Bank Holiday Monday, after the popular local character began to turn blue.

Ambulance crews were on the scene within four minutes, giving those trying to help Mrs Dixon step-by-step instructions on how to administer CPR while they were en-route. However, while the paramedics, her friends and bar staff did all they could to revive her, she sadly died in hospital two days later. Now, her only daughter has called on more people to learn basic first aid, in the hope it will prevent similar incidents in the future.



Her daughter, Toni Dixon, said: "I have seen CCTV footage of what happened and it's clear her friends and everyone there did all they could to help mum. She was surrounded by her friends. I do think more people should learn first aid though. If more people have this knowledge, it may stop incidents like this from happening in the future." Mrs Dixon's friends have also paid tribute to Mrs Dixon, who was described as being "full of life" despite suffering from a muscle wasting disease.

Jackie Cook, who had known Sharon for more than 20 years, said: "She would do anything for anybody. She was very strong willed and always there for anybody that needed help. All her life she was happy and full of life, she was up for anything. Everybody knew her and she knew everybody. We all called her Big Shaz. We all loved her, we are all one big family down here and she was a major part of that family."