A 60-year-old woman died after taking part in a Queensland hotel’s annual Australia Day lamington and meat pie eating contest. Photo: Handout A 60-year-old woman died after taking part in a Queensland hotel’s annual Australia Day lamington and meat pie eating contest. Photo: Handout
A 60-year-old woman died after taking part in a Queensland hotel’s annual Australia Day lamington and meat pie eating contest. Photo: Handout
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Woman dies in lamington cake-eating contest on Australia Day

  • The 60-year-old woman had a seizure while taking part in the competition in a pub in Queensland
  • Lamingtons are cube-shaped sponge cakes dipped in chocolate and covered in grated coconut

Topic |   Australia
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 7:46pm, 27 Jan, 2020

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A 60-year-old woman died after taking part in a Queensland hotel’s annual Australia Day lamington and meat pie eating contest. Photo: Handout A 60-year-old woman died after taking part in a Queensland hotel’s annual Australia Day lamington and meat pie eating contest. Photo: Handout
A 60-year-old woman died after taking part in a Queensland hotel’s annual Australia Day lamington and meat pie eating contest. Photo: Handout
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