Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - A 23-year-old mum has di£d after having a drinking challenge in a nightclub for her birthday in Colombia.
María José Ardila now leaves behind a 10-month-old baby
after she went out to celebrate her birthday just days before she turned
24.
The young mum was also celebrating last night with friends
before moving to the US, where her now husband lives.
The group started taking part in a series of six drinking
challenges at the Sagsa nightclub in the victim’s hometown of Cali in
Colombia.
The prize for the last challenge was £296, but the victim’s
family said the group had increased it to £395.
Maria managed to go to the sixth challenge on October 25,
which included shots, beer and spirits.
The first challenge was to drink a double shot of liquor
called Cucaracho in five seconds and the second was to down shots in five
seconds.
The third was to drink a beer nonstop as the fourth was to
drink three shots without using their hands.
She then moved on to the fifth to drink a strong spirit
known as aguardiente for 13 seconds without spilling a drop.
The final challenge was to drink eight different shots
through a straw, but out of the eight shots, she only finished three.
Maria said “That last one tasted horrible,” before falling
unconscious on the floor.
She reportedly began to convulse, and her friends tried to
get her into a taxi to transport her to the hospital, but no one would take
her.
Maria then spent around 17 minutes unable to breathe
according to reports.
Her father, Andrés Ardila, said she suffered aspiration
pneumonia, causing one of her lungs to collapse.
A group member called a friend who picked them up and took
them to a nearby hospital.
At the medical centre, doctors resuscitated María on three
separate occasions but she lost consciousness each time.
Andrés said: “I saw my daughter di£ three times.
“They revived her, intubated her, and that's when we started
praying for her.”
She was taken to the ICU, where she spent three days, as
reported by NeedToKnow.
Her family made the heartbreaking decision to disconnect her
from life support as she had suffered brain de@th.
A spokesperson for the Cali Health Secretariat said: “In
light of the events that occurred in recent days, which unfortunately resulted
in the alcoholic poisoning of a woman.
“We want to inform the community of the inspection processes
that we will carry out in commercial establishments and off-licences.
“In order to guarantee and strengthen the safety process of
the sale, marketing and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the city.”
A nightclub spokesperson said: “Sagsa Bar deeply regrets the
events that occurred on 25 October this year.
“We express our solidarity, support, and condolences to the
family during this difficult time and reaffirm our willingness to provide all
necessary support and cooperation.”
An investigation into María’s de@th is ongoing.
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