Farmer dies after accidentally swallowing inch-long fish bone - New York Post

“In regions where fish is a staple food, fish bones are not uncommon culprits of FBs [ingested foreign bodies],” the case report states.

“The jagged, sharp nature of fish bones makes them more prone to inflict mucosal injuries and subsequent perforations.”.

And while the outcome is favorable in most instances, nonspecific symptoms coupled with poor imaging resources can result in a delayed diagnosis, which doctors believed occurred with the aforementioned case