A 22-month-old died in his dad's arms after choking on a grape given to him by another kid. Little Zaire Bwoga's dad was watching his youngest son, also known as ZaZa, playing happily by the water with another toddler on January 15. The family were at Burns Beach in Perth, Australia, when the tot suddenly began choking - moments later, he was dead.
His dad, Brian, said ZaZa's little toddler friend had shared grapes with him. He is now calling for authorities to make it mandatory for warning labels to be placed on grape boxes and signs to be added in stores selling loose grapes. Brian said he plunged into a deep depression immediately after ZaZa's death and "didn't want to live".
"It all happened so quickly. Literally, within five minutes, my son was dead," the dad told 9news.com.
au . ZaZa was a happy and cheeky boy loved by all, his father said. "Life is short.
It's a cliche, but it's true, it can be snatched out of you within minutes," he added. Brian was watching on as a “proud parent” when his little boy came over holding his neck. Realising something was wrong, Brian jumped into action, managing to clear one grape from his boy’s throat.
But little ZaZa was quickly turning blue and appeared to be struggling to breathe. “I tried CPR but nothing was coming up. He was holding me so tight,” Brian told 7NEWS.
com.au. “He gave me one final look, a smile, and passed away in my arms.
He died in my arms," Brian added. Police and paramedics arrived, but nothing could be d.
