Russia's annual Pancake Week (explained in the above video) is supposed to be a festive occasion, sort of a Russian Mardi Gras. But this year it turned tragic when a man choked and died as he tried to swallow the final bites of his 43rd pancake after winning a pancake-eating contest.

Man Chokes to Death After Winning Pancake-Eating Contest originally appeared on Backporch FanHouse on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:56:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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