Teenager has stomach removed to save her life after drinking lethal liquid nitrogen cocktail

A teenager has had her stomach removed to save her life after drinking a cocktail made with liquid nitrogen, the Daily Mail reported.
Gaby Scanlon was celebrating her 18th birthday at a bar in Lancaster when she had the drink and began to feel breathless.
Doctors performed emergency surgery to remove her stomach and save her life.
Police said the bar has stopped selling all liquid nitrogen cocktails after last Thursday’s incident.

Liquid nitrogen, which evaporates at minus 196C, has become increasingly common as a method for instantly freezing food and drinks or creating an impressive cloud of vapour – techniques popularised by television chef Heston Blumenthal.
But it should only ever be used as a method to chill glasses or freeze ingredients as it can cause internal damage when inhaled or ingested.

If swallowed, the liquid can freeze parts of the mouth, throat or stomach, causing severe cold burns which destroy the tissue.