Wife of an Australian miner who may have been poisoned by an expired soft drink in Bali relives the panic she felt as he struggled to breathe before he collapsed and died in front of her
- Kevin James Nunn, 68, died suddenly at his Denpasar home on Wednesday
- The former Kalgoorlie miner drank an expired soft drink and received chest pain
- His wife Arianti has described the horror of watching him struggling to breathe
- Police are conducting tests on the drink to determine whether he was poisoned
- He is the second Australian man to die in Bali this week and the third in a month
The wife of Australian miner has shared the horror of watching her husband struggle to breathe after drinking two cans of expired soft drink in Bali.
Former Kalgoorlie miner Kevin James Nunn died at his Denpasar home on Wednesday.
The 68-year-old drank two cans of expired tonic water at 8am before complaining about chest pains and his struggle to breathe.
Mr Nunn's wife Arianti told 7 News she was terrified as she watched her partner fight for his life.
Arianti Nunn has described the horror of watching her husband Kevin James Nunn (pictured together) struggling to breathe before he died in Bali on Wednesday
'I start to panic, I start to panic and I just screaming, I screaming,' she said.
'He get hard to breathe, it’s very bad. Really, really bad.'
Mrs Nunn consulted with a doctor at a nearby chemist and brought home malaria medication which she gave to her husband.
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The 29-year-old then gave him Bear Brand Milk, a form of sweet condensed local milk in a can, which made Mr Nunn vomit.
Balinese police are conducting forensic tests on the cans of soft drink, which expired two months ago, to determine whether or not Mr Nunn was poisoned.
Mr Nunn drank two cans of expired tonic water before complaining of chest pains, with Balinese police conducting tests on the drinks to determine whether he was poisoned
Mrs Nunn said she panicked and screamed while watching Mr Nunn fighting for his life
His body was taken to nearby Sanglah Hospital, where a COVID-19 test was conducted but came back negative.
Mr Nunn's family and his wife believe he may have had a heart attack.
It is understood that Mr Nunn drank whiskey and Coca-Cola the previous night.
Aussie expats in Bali can been often seen wiping the tops of cans and bottles to avoid the rat urine-borne disease leptospirosis which can be fatal.
Denpasar police chief Jansen Avitus Panjaitan said police were yet to confirm how Mr Nunn died.
'We found that he had drunk something that was expired but we don’t know yet whether it has caused the death,' he said.
'We need a laboratory test and forensic tests and it is still ongoing.'
Mr Nunn's family have granted permission for an autopsy to be conducted.
The couple had returned to Bali, where Mr Nunn had lived for five years, on March 14 after a recent holiday in Australia.
Mr Nunn's family and his wife believe the 68-year-old former miner may have had a heart attack
Tributes began pouring over social media on Thursday for Mr Nunn, who was known by friends as 'Nunny'.
'Devastating to hear you've left us dude. My thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to your family, especially that beautiful little girl of yours. Till we meet again, Rest Easy big homie,' one friend wrote.
His wife said she was heartbroken she had lost her best partner and asked for others prayers.
'With very heavy heart today my best partner, my husband, my love, passed away in the home at 2pm, after cannot breathing properly (heart attack) Please spare some time for prayer over his soul,' his wife wrote.
'I love you so much my best partner.'
'So sad and sorry to hear Kevin passed away. Very good and king guy,' one friend responded.
Another wrote: 'He was a great bloke, I have known Nunny for years. Rest in peace Nunny.'
Mr Nunn is the second Australian man to have died in Bali this week and the third in a month.
Brisbane man Christopher Steven Tolley (right) was found dead in a Seminyak hotel room on Tuesday after he failed to check out at 12.30pm. He is pictured with his wife and sons
His death comes a day after Brisbane man Christopher Steven Tolley was discovered unresponsive in bed by house keeping staff at the Fave Hotel in Seminyak after failing to check out of his room.
The 47-year-old's cause and time of death is yet to be determined, with an autopsy expected in coming days.
He has been tested for coronavirus, with the test results coming back negative.
Last month, Perth travel app founder and surfer Rhodri Lloyd Thomas,31, was found dead in the pool of his Canggu villa he shared with his girlfriend.
Local police believe Mr Thomas may have passed out underwater from exhaustion after running in blistering temperatures.
Rhodri Lloyd Thomas (pictured) from WA was found dead in a Canggu villa in Bali on April 9
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