Man Almost Dies After Fish Jumps Down His Throat

File photo of Dover Sole in a net. Fisherman Sam Quilliam, 28, choked on a Dover Sole in Bournemouth on Oct. 5, 2017 but was saved by paramedics.(“Rødspætte_savagear-net” by Hans Ngf/Flickr [CC BY-ND 2.0 (ept.ms/2fRHsQQ)])

A fisherman at Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth, almost died after he accidentally swallowed a fish that he had just caught.

The man, Sam Quilliam, 28, was apparently kissing a 14 cm (6 inch) Dover Sole, a tradition among some fisherman on the first catch, when the fish wiggled out his hands and jumped down his throat.