An 18-year-old Dundee man has died from swine flu

[Ronan Kelly]

Dundee teenager David Owen dies from swine flu
An 18-year-old Dundee man has died from swine flu, leaving his family "utterly devastated."
By Andrew Argo
Published in the Courier : 17.01.11
Published online : 17.01.11 @ 08.41am
David Owen from Douglas was taken by his father David senior to his doctor on Wednesday afternoon because he couldn't shake off a cold and was feeling dizzy.

That evening he was in the intensive care unit at Ninewells Hospital and his family were told to prepare for the worst. He died on Saturday.

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http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Dundee/article/9676/dundee-teenager-david-owen-dies-from-swine-flu.html?

[tetano]

Re: An 18-year-old Dundee man has died from swine flu

Swine flu killed my boy in just 72 hours


HE was a fit and healthy teenager whose only problem was that he couldn't shake off a winter cold.

But just 72 hours after consulting a doctor, David Owen was dead - the 18th Scottish victim of swine flu in just one week.

Last night, the 18-year-old Dundee student's parents told of their utter devastation at his death.

His dad David snr, 55, said: "It's just unbelievable. We can't believe that David has gone. He had a cold that wouldn't go away - or that's all we thought it was."

The teenager's death on Sunday has led to increased calls for people to protect themselves by taking the f lu vaccine.

The family's nightmare began on Wednesday....

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2011/01/18/swine-flu-killed-my-boy-in-just-72-hours-86908-22857471/