Died at the age of 19, while serving in the Yugoslavian military. Until recently, little was known except suspicion, murky details, rumors, and conspiracy theories of possible cover-ups. But two articles in which Pekic's mother was quoted sharing the results of his autopsy, plus details of his final night alive, confirmed that Dusan died from accidental asphyxiation due to oropharyngeal aspiration-or in the vernacular, he unfortunately choked to death on his own vomit and/or gastric contents, after he fell asleep following a night of drinking with his companions. His army mate heard him gurgling, but unfortunately they could not pump his stomach or resuscitate him in time.
