Former waiter at Florida restaurant dies from bacterial infection after eating raw oyster

A Florida man has died from a bacterial infection after eating a raw oyster at a restaurant in what the manager called a 'one in a billion' moment. The unnamed individual — who worked at family-run Rustic Inn Crabhouse two decades ago as a busboy — dined there in late July but quickly fell ill. Medics later confirmed he was infected with vibrio, a bacteria typically caught from eating raw or undercooked seafood that can kill up to a third of people it infects. The unnamed man ate oysters while at the Rustic Inn Crabhouse in late July but quickly fell ill Medics later confirmed he had been infected with vibrio, a bacteria typically caught from eating raw or undercooked seafood LeBron James pictured visiting the restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in October 2015 The unnamed man ate an oyster at the Rustic Inn Crabhouse which had not been properly cooked. The bacteria vibrio — which triggers the illness vibriosis — are typically caught from eating raw or undercooked seafood.