14 DAY TRIAL // A 28-year-old woman has died after choking on a hot dog at Wrigley Field, during a Chicago Cubs game.
Maureen Oleskiewicz was a sports fanatic who supported local teams. She taught at Palos Heights middle school and she would often have events where students dressed up as Cubs, Blackhawks and Bears fans.
"The Chicago Cubs are saddened to hear news of the untimely death of Maureen Oleskiewicz. We express our deepest sympathy to her family and friends.
"We will continue to keep her family in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time," a spokesperson for the teams said in a statement.
Oleskiewicz went into cardiac arrest at around 1.00 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, while attending the game with her brother.
"I think it happened about 1:00, it was just before the game started. Matter of fact, I remembered seeing them give her CPR while the National Anthem was playing," witness Brent Olson tells My Fox Chicago.
"You could see everyone rushing up to the top of the seating with a frantic look on their face. They performed CPR like I've never seen," he adds.
Her brother Martin never realized that she was in trouble, instead took it as a joke at first. His sister collapsed in the blink of an eye.
"They're sitting there eating lunch before the game, looking at the field and the next thing she's on the floor. [...] He didn't even know she was in distress and then she's on the floor," Margaret Oleskiewicz describes.
Maureen was transported to the Illinois Masonic Hospital but she couldn't be saved. As she opted to be an organ donor, she was kept alive by medical staff until her organs could be harvested. She only passed away at 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday.