A 22-year-old man is fighting for his life in the hospital after he swallowed an entire burger as part of a challenge while having a meal with friends.

The young man is in the intensive care unit of the G. Gennimatas Hospital in Koropi, Greece, where he remains in critical condition.

Michalis Giannakos, President of the Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Workers (POEDHN), said: ‘He can only be saved by a miracle, he is in a very critical condition.’

Giannakos also questioned how it was possible for a young person to put themselves through swallowing a whole burger without chewing.

He added: ‘Even if he received first aid, a doctor’s intervention is needed because when the brain is left without oxygen, irreparable damage is caused.’

The family denied claims that he took part in

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