McDonald's customer with severe nut allergy almost DIES after drinking a coffee from the fast food restaurant - because it was made with the wrong milk
- Savannah Kyriazopoulos, 24, had allergic reaction when given the wrong coffee
- She told McDonald's staff she was allergic to nuts but was given almond milk
- Make-up artist crashed her car as she gasped for air, she was rushed to hospital
- Ms Kyriazopoulos says staff put her life at risk because they were careless
A make-up artist with a severe nut allergy claims she almost died after drinking a coffee from McDonald's which had been made with the wrong milk.
Savannah Kyriazopoulos, 24, had three sips of her latte when her throat began to close up while she was driving home from McDonald's in Dapto, in Wollongong, NSW, on Tuesday morning.
Ms Kyriazopoulos was going into anaphylactic shock after had been given a coffee made with almond milk by mistake.
Ms Kyriazopoulos, who has a severe nut allergy, had been given a coffee made with almond milk and was going into anaphylactic shock
As the young make-up artist frantically gasped for air, she lost control of her car and smashed into a letterbox.
'My life flashed before my eyes, everything went black, I was just so desperate to breathe.'
Luckily, Ms Kyriazopoulos EpiPen with her and she was able to inject herself with the adrenaline before calling her sister for help who was nearby.
She was then rushed to hospital where she was given more adrenaline to open up her airways.
As the young make-up artist frantically gasped for air, she lost control of her car and smashed into a letterbox
Ms Kyriazopoulos told Daily Mail Australia she believes the McDonald's staff were careless and put her life at risk.
She said she had made staff aware of her allergy when she ordered the coffee and repeatedly checked to ensure she was given full-cream milk.
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Her receipt even had 'full cream milk' on it.
'People just think you're being fussy and maybe don't like the taste but your throat can close up and you can die,' she said.
'I tasted it and I thought ''this doesn't taste right'', but I thought maybe they'd just put heaps of sugar in it.
Savannah Kyriazopoulos, 24, had three sips of her latte when her throat began to close up while she was driving home from McDonald's in Dapto, in Wollongong, NSW, on Tuesday morning
Ms Kyriazopoulos said McDonald's staff need to be educated to avoid similar incidents happening again
'Lucky I wasn't took far from home when the reaction started coming on - I was off the highway and in a quiet street - otherwise it could've been much worse.'
She said staff need to be educated to avoid similar incidents happening again.
'It's more serious than these people realise.
'The nurses said if I had come in five minutes later I wouldn't be here.'
Daily Mail Australia has contacted McDonald's for comment.
