Guest Dies After Watermelon-Eating Contest at São Pedro Resort as Investigation Proceeds

Overview

• Carlos Cerasomma de Oliveira Coelho, 37, died on December 11 after a recreational contest called Boca na Melancia at São Pedro Thermas Resort in São Paulo state.
• Witnesses and the police report say he choked during the competition, which offered a portion of french fries as a prize, and his wife confirmed the choking in the filing.
• The resort says the guest suffered a sudden medical collapse with cardiorespiratory arrest and that emergency protocols and first aid were immediately activated.
• Lifeguards performed resuscitation until firefighters arrived; he was taken to a UPA in Águas de São Pedro and was pronounced dead later that afternoon, with a police report noting asphyxia from airway obstruction.
• The case was registered as a suspicious death in São Pedro, the body was sent to the IML in Piracicaba for forensic confirmation, and the family is receiving support from the resort, with burial scheduled in Araras on Saturday.