Costa Rican authorities say Miller Gardner may have died of carbon monoxide poisoning

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of Yankee legend Brett Gardner, may have died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, Costa Rican authorities announced Monday.Miller suddenly died on March 21 while on vacation in Costa Rica following a mysterious bout of illness that affected multiple members of the Gardner family.Early reports suggested that Miller likely died by asphyxiation in his sleep due to food poisoning, before that theory was ruled out.An investigation has since revealed that there were “high levels of carbon monoxide contamination” detected in the family’s hotel room, Randall Zúñiga, general director of Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigative Agency, said Monday.“It’s also important to note that next to [the family’s] room there is a specialized machine room, from which it is believed some form of contamination may have reached the guest rooms, potentially causing the incident,” Zúñiga said in Spanish at a virtual press conference.The investigation is still ongoing and officials are still waiting for the final toxicology results, Zúñiga added.“Nonetheless, the initial investigative findings indicate that the incident was due to this contamination, with levels as high as 600 parts per million detected — when the appropriate level in this case should be zero,” he said.Just last month, three American tourists visiting Costa Rica were found dead following “fatal exposure to carbon monoxide poisoning” in their hotel room.This is a breaking story.Please check back for updates....