Was his age an important factor in his death? -- no ~
Mabe he drank too much or smoked marawana? (lol sorry if neh spelling stinks) -- marijuana. no. Did he fly at all? -- what? Was he an escape artist? -- no Did he have a straw basket? -- no.
Mabethe bet was that he could fly over the desert in a hot air balloon while being tied to the bottom of it, and when he tried the rope snapped and he fell. Or mabe he got tangled in his cloths and fell out of the air craft. (loloz, sorry meh spelling stinks.)
Was it a drinking straw? -- it changes nothing whether it's a drinking straw or the other. Did the straw play a part in his death? -- yes.
Mabethe bet was that he could fly over the desert in a hot air balloon while being tied to the bottom of it, and when he tried the rope snapped and he fell. Or mabe he got tangled in his cloths and fell out of the air craft. -- no