David Dowell was rushed to hospital suffering from a … A man who died after allegedly eating a gecko as a party dare “basically rotted from the inside out” in the days leading up to his death, according to a report. A DAD who died in "absolute agony" after he ate a gecko for a dare may have been killed by a tapeworm which lurked within the lizard. David Dowell from Brisbane, Australia was alleged to have eaten the gecko on the 1 of December during a Christmas party. David Dowell (above) left behind his partner of 15 years Allira (right) and their three daughters. A DAD of three died in "absolute agony" ten days after he was dared to eat a gecko at a party with pals. Mr Dowell died in “absolute agony” at the age of 34 in Brisbane’s Mater Hospital last December after eating a gecko as a dare at a pre-Christmas party. The partner of a Queensland man who died after eating a gecko said she doesn’t want him to be remembered for how he died.. David Dowell, 34, from Logan, died days after he ate a gecko … But Bricknell said she does not take issue with Mater’s treatment of Dowell. Family and medical examiners are still searching for answers six months after an Australian man died in “absolute agony” of salmonella — … A man who allegedly ate a gecko as Christmas party dare died 10 days later after contracting a salmonella infection. Man Who Ate a Gecko Dies: He ‘Basically Rotted from the Inside Out’ A guy in Australia ate a GECKO on a dare . More than six months after David Dowell died from a salmonella infection, his family is searching for answers as to how he got it, but it’s believed he ate a gecko on a dare. Australian Man Dies Agonizing Death after Eating Gecko David Dowell (above), a 34-year-old Australian man and father of three, who ate a gecko (a small lizard) on a dare at a Christmas party last year, died … PEOPLE has contacted Mater Hospital for comment. and died a horrible, painful death 10 days later, including him vomiting green bile, peeing out a black liquid, and having his testicles swell up to the size of grapefruits and leak fluid. 'He was the life of the party': Shattered widow of father-of-three who ate a gecko and DIED over Christmas breaks her silence on the tragic 'dare' - and reveals why she now fears for their kids A man who supposedly ate a gecko as a dare during a Christmas party died 10 days after, having contracted a salmonella infection. | Man who ate a gecko may have died from one of five leading invasive parasites spreading worldwide | Candace Sutton, July 4, 2019 news.com.au – Queensland father David Dowell who died 10 days after swallowing a gecko may have died from a parasitic tapeworm common in Asian house geckos. He died on Dec. 11, ten days after the Christmas party. An Australian man who allegedly ate a gecko on a dare during a Christmas party was in "absolute agony" before he died ten days later from a salmonella infection attributed to the lizard. David Dowell was … A man who died after allegedly eating a gecko as a party dare “basically rotted from the inside out” in the days leading up to his death, according to a report. . A man who ate a gecko at a party for a dare died after he "rotted from the inside out," his family say. . A DAD who died in "absolute agony" after he ate a gecko for a dare may have been killed by a tapeworm which lurked within the lizard.