Category Archives: Fitting Death
Man killed by shards of glass after hurling girlfriend through shop window A man bled to death when he was impaled on a large shard of glass after throwing his girlfriend through a shop window in a street row. The 30-year-old victim was seen arguing with the woman in the Regent Street area of London’s [...]
They were so cute the bears that came to her backyard to feast on the dog food, fruit and yoghurt she left out for them. A wildlife lover, she paid no attention to the protests of her neighbors, phone calls from the sheriff or his certified letters telling her in no uncertain terms to stop [...]
Motorcycle dealer dies doing what he loves Bruce Rossmeyer, whose empire of Harley-Davidson dealerships made him the company’s largest dealer, was killed in Wyoming in a motorcycle crash, sources confirmed. Rossmeyer, 66, of Ormond Beach, was traveling with a group of friends on his way to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota. – Around [...]
Shopaholic died under her purchases The body of an elderly shopaholic was found underneath a pile of clothing and other items after she died of natural causes, an inquest heard. Joan Cunnane’s bungalow was so crammed with purchases it took five visits to the house before she was found.
John Bachar, Rock Climber, Dies at 51 John Bachar, a rock climber who inspired awe as a daredevil, condescension as an anachronism and eventually respect as a legend, fell to his death Sunday from a rock formation near his home in California. He was 51. After years of climbing without protection, sustaining his only major [...]
Shane McConkey, R.I.P. – Forever an Eagle via Book of Joe Long story — and life — cut unexpectedly short: The iconic ski base jumper (above) died as he lived. From the Financial Times obit, Daredevil ski base-jumper who flew like a bird Shane McConkey, the man who found ways to ski off skyscrapers, was [...]
From the AP, Mexico destroys ‘Death Saint’ revered by criminals Officials in Nuevo Laredo have destroyed more than 35 statues dedicated to a “Death Saint” popular with drug traffickers. The statues, most depicting a robe-covered skeleton resembling the Grim Reaper, lined highways and roads in and around the Mexican city on the border with Texas. [...]
My apologies for not posing over the holidays and my best wishes to all my readers for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Now catching up on grave matters, the North East Lincolnshire Council bans mourners from laying artificial flowers on graves because of the health and safety risk. While the $10M lottery ticket [...]
Bell-ringer falls to his death after church wedding. A bell-ringer plunged 30ft to his death seconds after a bride and groom tied the knot in a romantic church wedding ceremony. The bride and groom, and their assembled guests were walking out of the church when 80-year-old bell-ringer Jack Sturgeon fell 30ft down a church [...]
Five months after disappearing while flying over the Nevada desert, Steve Fossett was declared dead by a Chicago court. Dozens of planes and helicopters spent more than a month searching 20,000 square miles of the western Nevada mountains, one of the most remote and uninhabited regions of the US. – Throughout his life Mr Fosset [...]
