Miller Gardner's girlfriend, the 14-year-old son of former Yankees star Brett Gardner, posted a heartbreaking farewell after his death.
The teenager is said to have died of suffocation, after “a possible intoxication after apparently having set some food,” officials in Costa Rica told NBC News.
Authorities investigate the tragedy, of which Gardner and his wife Jessica said they left 'so many questions'.
The family announced the terrible news at the weekend and explained that their son had become sick 'together with various other family members'.
According to Inside Edition, his girlfriend now placed a tribute to Miller on her private Tiktok account @zoe.spamsssss2.
“I just wanted me to say goodbye or spoke to you if you had given a hug for the last time,” she wrote.
Miller Gardner's girlfriend posted a message after his tragic death
“I wish I could have said goodbye or … Give you a hug for the last time,” she wrote online
Gardner's body was reportedly found on Friday in a hotel room in Manuel Antonio. Inside Edition reports that he was staying in the luxury Arenas del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort.
It is now said that the family cooperates with local authorities To bring his body back to the United States. Civil servants are reported in the meantime In anticipation of an autopsy and toxicological reports before the cause of death is confirmed.
Gardner, 41, played 14 seasons with the Yankees between 2008 and 2021 and was part of their World Series-Winning Team 2009.
“With heavy hearts we are sad to announce the death of our youngest son, Miller,” said Gardner and Jessica in a statement on Sunday.
“He was 14 years old and left us far too quickly after he got sick, along with various other family members during the vacation.”
They continued: “We currently have so many questions and so few answers, but we do know that he died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Friday, March 21.”
