SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The heartbreaking death of a 13-year-old girl in California has many groups and parents re-examining their procedures about food allergies as the new school year approaches.
Natalie Giorgi was on an annual camping trip with her family when she bit into a rice-krispy dessert treat that was covered in frosting that contained peanut butter, according to KCRA-TV.
Natalie suffered from a peanut allergy, and even though she spit out the food, she began vomitting and fell into anaphylactic shock within 20 minutes.
KCRA reports that her father injected her with three EpiPens to counteract the allergic reaction, but she died in his arms.
The family released a statement, hoping others might avoid their heartbreak.
“As our hearts are breaking over this tragedy, we hope others can learn from this that food allergies are life-threatening,” the statement said.