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Posted: 03-05-2012 16:43 Post subject:

It's interesting that it turns out the young lady who died during the Marathon had been diagnosed with a heart murmur before the race but decided to carry on bravely. She may have not have known the seriousness of her condition or disregarded it because she'd always been so fit and healthy. She'd raised over a million pounds last time I looked too. It's a more socially beneficial version of Diana's tribute mountain of flowers.

If you weren't even diagnosed you would just carry on as normal and do the very activities most likely to do you harm so maybe it's not so surprising that sportspeople suffer from these awful heart attacks/strokes.

Posted: 13-05-2012 01:18 Post subject:

Yet another human is killed by a cockfighting bird:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12393125

It seems to have become a fairly regular occurrence.

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Posted: 13-05-2012 07:20 Post subject:

That's a story from over a year ago!

Posted: 13-05-2012 08:52 Post subject:

D'oh! You're right - I should have checked. Embarassed

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Posted: 18-06-2012 22:16 Post subject:

Cricketer Tom Maynard dies after being hit by Tube train

Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard has died after being struck by a London Underground train.
The batsman, 23, from Cardiff, played for his county in the t20 game against Kent on Sunday.
Monday's incident involved a District Line train at Wimbledon Park station.

Police said a man matching Maynard's description ran away after a car being driven "erratically" was stopped shortly before. The police watchdog IPCC is investigating.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At approximately 04:15 BST on Monday, 18 June, officers stopped a vehicle after it was seen being driven erratically in Arthur Road, SW19.
"The male driver of the vehicle - a black Mercedes C250 - made off on foot. Officers were unable to locate the man.
"At approximately 05:10 BST the body of a man fitting the same description was found on tracks near Wimbledon Park station."

London Ambulance Service medics were called but Maynard was pronounced dead at the scene.

British Transport Police (BTP) said the death was not being treated as suspicious.
The BTP said: "The incident was reported to BTP at 05:03 BST and is currently being treated as non-suspicious.
"A file will be prepared for the coroner."

A statement from the IPCC: "The IPCC was notified of an incident near to Wimbledon Park station in which the body of a man was found on the tracks.
"Prior to the incident, officers from the Metropolitan Police Service stopped a vehicle being driven by a man matching the same description as the deceased.
"Once a formal referral has been received from the MPS an assessment will take place regarding the level of IPCC involvement."

In a statement, Surrey described Maynard as "an incredibly talented young batsman".

Maynard, who came through the ranks at Glamorgan, was considered a rising star in the game and earned himself a place on the England Lions tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the start of this year.
He moved to The Oval at the start of last season following his father Matthew's departure from the Welsh county in 2010 after claiming his position had become "untenable".

Surrey added: "His future potential was unlimited, with experts both inside and outside the club predicting he would soon follow in the footsteps of his father Matthew by graduating to full England honours."
Chairman Richard Thompson said: "Our thoughts at this awful time are with Tom's family and friends and all those that were close to him.

etc, etc...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18492564

Posted: 07-07-2012 18:40 Post subject:

There's always a 'questionable taste' aspect to the stories in this thread, and the death of a small child is unspeakably sad. Nevertheless, this qualifies, I think, as a strange death.

Posted: 07-07-2012 18:59 Post subject:

Not particularly a strange death in and of itself, but unusual circumstances:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18748710

Posted: 07-07-2012 19:37 Post subject:

Posted: 08-07-2012 20:00 Post subject:

Whereas if it had happened with Bush, we'd have just blamed homeland security spooks. Laughing

Posted: 09-07-2012 02:16 Post subject:

The difference being, in the case of Bush, we would have been joking.

Well, most of us would have.