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Groom drinks too much at wedding, dies

TAIPEI
Mon May 25, 2009 11:44am EDT
A drink is mixed at a bar in Beverly Hills, California December 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

A drink is mixed at a bar in Beverly Hills, California December 10, 2008.

Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwanese groom died on his wedding day after having too much wine and beer to drink, police and local media said Monday.

Oddly Enough

The man, 35, an insurance company worker surnamed Wu passed out at home after drinking too much Saturday at a high-end restaurant in Taipei among more than 100 wedding guests, the Liberty Times reported.

It was not known if he had health complications.

"Everyone was having a great time," said restaurant party organizer Linda Chien. "We don't know what happened after that."

Wu was hospitalized after his face turned black, the paper said. A hospital spokeswoman said he died despite treatment.

(Reporting by Ralph Jennings, editing by Miral Fahmy)



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