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A Ft. Lauderdale man died from a bacterial infection shortly after a Pensacola man died the same way earlier this month.

A South Florida man who died after eating raw oysters last month also had a number of drugs in his system including cocaine and Fentanyl, a medical examiner's...

A South Florida man who died after eating raw oysters last month also had a number of drugs in his system including cocaine and Fentanyl, a medical examiner's...

Roger Pinckney, 44, who had consumed oysters with vibrio vulnificus on July 21 at the Rustic Inn in Fort Lauderdale, tested positive for cocaine, fentanyl, cannabis, oxycodone, and opiates.

FORT LAUDERDALE — About a week after a father-daughter dinner, Roger “Rocky” Pinckney died, falling victim to bacteria in one of the celebratory oysters.

Two people have died in Florida, one in Fort Lauderdale and one in Pensacola, after consuming raw oysters from Louisiana

The Florida man who died after eating raw oysters was found to have cocaine, Fentanyl, oxycodone, oxycodone and opiates in his system.

A Florida man who died after consuming oysters at a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale had numerous drugs in his system at the time of his death, a report says.

Two Florida men died from bacterial infections after eating raw oysters that reportedly came from Louisiana.  

The deaths both involved oysters from Louisiana, and although such deaths are rare, experts say there is a risk that comes with eating raw shellfish.