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Promising rugby player who became a paraplegic after swallowing a garden slug as a dare at a birthday party dies aged 28 - after an eight year battle with a parasite infection
A gifted rugby player who became a paraplegic after swallowing a garden slug as a dare has died after an eight-year battle with a parasite infection.
Sam Ballard, 28, spent three years in hospital after eating the garden slug at a party in 2010 when he was just 19.
The 'cheeky larrikin' passed away on Friday surrounded by family and a loyal group of friends after years of medical complications following the incident.
Mr Ballard's last words to his mother Katie were: 'I love you'.
- Sam Ballard has died eight years after a dare among mates left him a paraplegic
- Mr Ballard was just 19 when he swallowed a garden slug at a 2010 backyard party
- The promising rugby player spent three years in a coma, before leaving hospital
- Mr Ballard had been closely supported by his mates since the night of incident
A gifted rugby player who became a paraplegic after swallowing a garden slug as a dare has died after an eight-year battle with a parasite infection.
Sam Ballard, 28, spent three years in hospital after eating the garden slug at a party in 2010 when he was just 19.
The 'cheeky larrikin' passed away on Friday surrounded by family and a loyal group of friends after years of medical complications following the incident.
Mr Ballard's last words to his mother Katie were: 'I love you'.
