This what I'm thinking. shyt was me googling what to do when someone is choking on food, surely can't be that easy to choke on food and die ?
It definitely is; especially if you're too weak to cough it out. That's the main reason they take sickly people off solid foods. He probably was too weak to even try to turn of his stomach to better aid in getting it out. A hard boiled egg isn't even that solid. I doubt he tried to swallow it whole. Bit off a piece, coughed and it got caught.