23-year-old Wyo. mom lucky to be alive after stranger gave her poisoned drink on New Year’s Eve: reports

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-12 02:41:56 | Updated at 2025-01-12 05:47:13 3 hours ago
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A 23-year-old Wyoming mom of two was allegedly poisoned by antifreeze after a stranger offered her a free drink on New Year’s Eve, according to reports.

Kailey Kline was celebrating with friends at the Silver Dollar Bar & Grill in Cody when she was handed a drink by a stranger just before closing time at 1:30 a.m., according to KTBX.

The young mom was soon picked up from the bar by her fiance, Shawn — but wasn’t home 10 minutes before she was foaming at the mouth and experiencing seizures, the outlet reported.

Kailey Kline with her fiance in the ICU after an apparent poisoning at a bar on New Year's Eve.Kailey Kline with her fiance in the ICU after an apparent poisoning at a bar on New Year’s Eve. KTVQ

Shawn called 911, and Kline was flown to St. Vincent Regional Hospital 100 miles north in Billings, Mont.., and spent several days sedated and on a ventilator, according to KTBX.

Doctors at the hospital believe that Kline consumed antifreeze, which is a liquid coolant used for car engines, according to a report from KTVQ.

Antifreeze is said to have a sweet taste due to the ethyl glycol content, which makes it difficult to notice if it is mixed with another beverage, Poison Control warned.

However, a definitive cause is impossible to determine due to her blood being drawn too late after the incident, Cowboy State Daily reported.

Kailey Kline, 23, walked out of the hospital on her own two feet on Monday after surviving the swallowing of a cursed concoction.Kailey Kline, 23, walked out of the hospital on her own two feet on Monday after surviving the swallowing of a cursed concoction. Facebook/Kailey Kline

The miracle mom spent six days in the hospital and was “adamant to walk on her own out of the hospital doors” on Monday, her family told KBTX.

Kline’s mother tells Cowboy State Daily that her daughter remembers what the person who handed her the free drink looked like.

Cody police are conducting interviews and investigating the incident “fairly rapidly,” according to the outlet.

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