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11-year-old boy dies from apparent allergic reaction to fish cooking at his grandmother's New York home: Officials
BILL HUTCHINSON
ABC NewsJanuary 3, 2019
11-year-old boy dies from apparent allergic reaction to fish cooking at his grandmother's New York home: Officials originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
An 11-year-old boy apparently suffered a severe asthma attack and died when he inhaled the aroma of salt fish cooking in his grandmother's New York City home after going there to wish her a happy New Year, according to his mother.
"I just want whatever happened to my family not to happen to someone else," Jody Pottingr, the mother of Cameron Jean-Pierre, told ABC News on Thursday.
Pottingr said her son suffered from asthma and had a severe allergic reaction to fish. She now wants other parents of children with similar allergies to be aware that inhaling the aroma of fish can be deadly.
"Cameron was full of life. He was such a great kid," Pottingr said of her only child.
PHOTO: Cameron Jean-Pierre, 11, shown in this undated photo died on Jan. 1, 2019, after inhaling vapors from salt fish cooking at his grandmother’s Brooklyn, New York, home that apparently trigger a fatal asthma attack. (Jody Pottingr)
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New York City Police and paramedics were called to the home of Cameron's grandmother on 82nd Street in Canarsie, Brooklyn, around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after Cameron inhaled a traditional Caribbean fish dish that his grandmother and aunt were cooking, according to police.