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Jan 8, 2025 | express.co.uk | Julia Banim |Jamie Bullen |Anna Verdon |Paige Ingram

00:46, Thu, Jan 9, 2025 | UPDATED: 01:17, Thu, Jan 9, 2025 Link copied Bookmark Sam Ballard was tragically left to face dire consequences after a sick dare went terribly wrong. In 2010, the teen consumed a slug during a friend's party - an impulsive act that led to devastating repercussions and ultimately caused his death at the tender age of just 28.

Jan 8, 2025 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Julia Banim |Jamie Bullen |Anna Verdon |Eve Beattie

Sam Ballard was partying with friends as a teenager when a sick dare went horrifyingly wrong. In 2010, the Australian teen was dared to eat a slug at a friends party - a decision that would that would have life-altering consequences and would ultimately result in his death at the age of just 28, reports the Mirror.

Jan 8, 2025 | msn.com | Julia Banim |Jamie Bullen |Anna Verdon |Eve Beattie

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Jan 8, 2025 | msn.com | Anna Verdon |Jamie Bullen |Julia Banim

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Jan 8, 2025 | mirror.co.uk | Julia Banim |Jamie Bullen |Anna Verdon

Sam Ballard was enjoying a night with his friends when a sick dare when horrifyingly wrong. In 2010, the Australian teen swallowed a slug at a friend's party - a decision that would have harrowing consequences and would ultimately result in his untimely death at the age of just 28. The then 19-year-old quickly became unwell after ingesting the creature and developed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, a potentially grave parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS).