Girl inhales boutonniere pin on prom night

Thursday, June 2, 2016
A Massachusetts teen's most memorable moment from prom weekend was getting an x-ray of a boutonniere pin in her bronchial tubes.

Kathleen Garvey was holding the pin in her mouth as she adjusted the flowers on her date's lapel.
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And that's when her date made her laugh, and she inhaled the pin.

The Wellesley High School senior continued on with the big dance.

The next morning, she got the x-ray.

The pin was removed in a 45-minute surgery.
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