Visitor dies to allergic shock

Date: 130808
Planet: Naboo
Region: Moenia

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

Travelling, especially in those trying times of the Galactic Civil War, is dangerous. Pirates, marauding insurgents, misguided patrols, faulty maps, and failing equipment all pose dangers to travellers in the Outer Rim. However, in this age of galaxy-wide travel, there are more subtle dangers as well, as a corellian traveller found out last night in Moenia's cantina.

Afebrie Bron, 60 years old, was on a short trip to Naboo "for personal reasons", as his family stated, and meeting a pair of acquaintances in Moenia while sampling the local specialities when he suddenly started to cough, lose his breath, and then died shortly afterwards, causing a short panic and rumors about poisoning.

As the autopsy revealed the cause of death was not poison, but an allergic shock to a local fruit used in his drink. Born and living on Tralus, Bron was not familiar with it, and didn't know he was allergic, much less with this severity.

The Moenia tourist office announced that they will update their visitor's guide to include a new warning, but also stated that this was the first such case in decades. Nevertheless, travellers are advised to always read up on guides before exploring new planets, and to be careful when sampling local cuisine.

Both the Bron family as well as the Moenia cantina, who suffered a loss of income and reputation, have announced lawsuits against each other.