21 Year-Old Man Dies After Huffing Refrigerant

From FoxTwinCities.com :

Earlier this week, a 21 Year-Old man was found dead “after apparently intentionally inhaling refrigerant to get high.”

“Police responded to a call of a man lying on a bench behind a building” and “detectives at the scene determined his “huffing” was a contributing factor in his death – which was ruled accidental by medical examiners.”

One detective noted that the victim “become unconscious and fell forward against a wall, blocking off his oxygen and causing death by asphyxiation.”