Eli5: Do people choke on ice cubes and how do people know during the autopsy?

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Also when it melts does the melted ice go into the lungs or the stomach?

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In theory you could choke on an ice cube but it’s probably unlikely to happen. Why? Choking occurs when an object gets lodged in the throat and blocks the flow of air. But in order to kill someone it has to do so for a sufficient amount of time. Fortunately for us our bodies interior is quite hot (98.6° give or take), more than hot enough to begin immediately melting the ice which will make it easier for the object to be dislodged and or air to begin passing through along the edges.

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