Edward Archbold: Funeral is Saturday for man who ate bugs

Edward Archbold died 'as a result of asphyxia due to choking and aspiration of gastric contents,' said the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office. It said his airway was obstructed by bug body parts, and ruled his death was an accident.
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Posted: 10/10/2012

By: Sun-Sentinel .

Family and friends of Edward Archbold, who died last week after eating roaches and worms, will gather at a funeral for the West Palm Beach man on Saturday.

Services will be 11 a.m. at St. Maurice Catholic Church, 2851 Stirling Road, Fort Lauderdale. Archbold, 32, who worked at a canvas shop, had been active at the church, a spokesman said. Quality Care Cremation Services of Plantation is handling arrangements.

Archbold fell ill, collapsed, and later died Friday night after participating in a bug-eating contest at a Deerfield Beach reptile shop. He won the prize, an ivory ball python, which he intended to give to a friend. The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office has yet to determine a cause of death, and it may be a week or two before one is announced, the office said.