Rugby player Sam Ballard was just 19 when he swallowed a slug at a friend's party. The decision would have devastating ...

Sam Ballard died at the age of 28 after eating a slug as a dare when he was a teenager. The consequences proved to be ...

Sam Ballard, who died at the age of 28, ate a slug at a friend's party for a dare while still a teenager. The consequences ...

Australian teenager Sam Ballard ate a slug at a friend's party after being dared to do so, and quickly became unwell with ...

It was a dare that changed the trajectory of an teenager's life forever, which his now-adult friends are still reeling from.

In 2010, 19-year-old Australian teenager Sam Ballard ate a small slug on a dare. He was infected by a parasite carried by the slug that caused rat lungworm disease, which put him in a coma and ...

2."That dude who ate a slug as a dare." —valcallis In 2010, 19-year-old Australian teenager Sam Ballard ate a small slug on a dare. He was infected by a parasite carried by the slug that caused rat ...

Nicole Ballard is a regular attendee of the camp. A friend of Sam’s, the two grew close over canoe rides and games of capture the flag at camp in their childhood. “I always remember Sam as ...