An inquest has heard that a man died after knocking himself out while trying to deadlift a barbell at his friend’s home.
David Duffy, 58, attempted to lift the 45kg barbell at friend Luther Childs’ home on October 1, 2023 when he collapsed.
Despite being warned not to lift the weight – as he was intoxicated – David did so and lost his balance, hitting his head on the ground and later dying from his injuries, CornwallLive reported.
Luther told the inquest: ‘David was a nice guy. He was my friend. We’d see each other every day and we’d have a few drinks together. He was an alcoholic who would drink 20 cans of cider a day and sometimes a bottle of whisky or rum too.
‘That day he was walking down the road towards me and started talking to me. I could see he was drunk as he was wobbling on …