Talk:List of unusual deaths/Sourcing issues
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This is a holding tank for content requiring additional sourcing, either because the given sources do not refer to the death as "unusual" (or some synonym thereof), or because the death has only one source and requires a second. Per WP:STALEDRAFT, any content not sourced within 6 months from addition should be removed. If proper sourcing can be found, please add to the main page and remove from the holding tank.
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Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das and Bhai Dayala | 11 November 1675 | The trio are revered as early Sikh martyrs. By order of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Bhai Mati Das was executed by being bound between two pillars and sawn in half,[1] while his younger brother Bhai Sati Das was wrapped in cotton wool soaked in oil and set on fire,[2] and Bhai Dayala was boiled in a cauldron full of water and roasted over a block of charcoal.[3] | As the three sources are not online, there is no clear evidence that any were described as "unusual". Await check of print copies or alternative source(s). Martinevans123 (talk) 14:35, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
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19th century
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Dr. Arthur Calhoun Halbert | 15 August 1908 | While sitting inside a court house with several other people, a cable in the clock tower holding a 1,200-pound (540 kg) clock weight broke. The weight crashed through two floors before landing on Halbert, killing him instantly. No one else present was killed or seriously injured.[4] | One of the other gentlemen present received a small scratch, and that's all; the odds of that happening must be astronomical. NekoKatsun (nyaa) 18:03, 5 September 2024 (UTC) |
Leo Davis | 26 August 1912 | The harvest hand was holding the brake wheel of a passenger train when air was applied to it. The force of the wheel turning flung him off the train, over a fence, across a road, and through another fence. A blood vessel in his neck ruptured, and he bled to death.[5] | Currently only one source calling it "one of the most peculiarly fatal accidents". Reads like something out of a Final Destination book; I'm hopeful I can find another source. NekoKatsun (nyaa) 18:03, 5 September 2024 (UTC) |
A. A. Hudgin | 13 November 1913 | The 66-year-old rancher died of blood poisoning, which he contracted the previous month when both his eyeballs were slit open by corn leaves as he walked through a cornfield.[6] | I can only find one source calling this unusual (a "peculiar accident", specifically), but given the circumstances I'm hoping to find a second. NekoKatsun (nyaa) 18:03, 5 September 2024 (UTC) |
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1970s
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Vladimir Chelomey | 8 December 1984 | The 70-year-old Soviet engineer and missile designer was closing the garage door at his dacha when his Mercedes slipped into gear and crushed his leg. The injury did not seem life-threatening, but Chelomey died in the hospital of a massive thrombosis while on the phone with his wife.[7] |
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21st century
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2020s
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Sergio Millán | 14 January 2020 | The 59-year-old was alone in his apartment in Torreforta, Tarragona, Spain, when an explosion in a petrochemical plant 3 kilometres (2 mi) away launched a one-ton iron plate into the apartment above him, causing the ceiling to collapse, killing him.[8] | ||
Valentin Didenko, Natalia Monakova and Yuri Alferov | 28 February 2020 | The trio died while celebrating Didenko's wife's birthday in Moscow. During the party, a guest dumped 25 kilograms (55 lb) of dry ice into the sauna pool, which resulted in a large amount of carbon dioxide being released. Didenko, Monakova and Alferov, along with several others jumped into the pool, only to quickly lose consciousness from hypercapnia.[9] The three deaths came as a result of asphyxia due to lack of oxygen. This was all captured on video.[10][11] | Sources do not appear to describe this as unusual. Aoidh (talk) 17:53, 8 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Luke Ramone Harper | 2 April 2021 | The 8-year-old from Ringsend, Dublin, died after inhaling helium from a balloon that he placed over his head. The balloon had been bought for his birthday a week prior.[12] | ||
Unknown man | 31 October 2021 | A 30-year-old man was fishing with two friends at a lake in Brasilândia de Minas, Brazil, when the group was attacked by bees. He and his friends jumped into the lake to escape the bees, but the man drowned and was partially eaten by piranhas; his friends survived.[13] | ||
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May 2021 | The body of a 39-year-old man was found wedged inside the hind leg of a papier-mâché statue of a stegosaurus in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Catalonia, Spain. Initial police reports did not suspect foul play. A police representative hypothesised that the individual may have crawled inside headfirst to retrieve a lost mobile phone before his leg became stuck, trapping him inside. Firefighters had to cut the statue apart to extract the body; police observers believed that he may have been trapped in there for "a couple of days". Local media claimed that the family of the victim had reported him missing only hours prior to the discovery. The body was discovered when a man and his son noticed an unusual smell from the statue, and saw the body through a crack in the statue.[14][15] | While one source calls it bizarre, the other does not call it unusual in any way. Aoidh (talk) 17:53, 8 September 2024 (UTC) |
Salman Mirza | June 2021 | The resident of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, died after using epoxy resin as a contraceptive instead of a condom, while intoxicated from using the same resin as an inhalant. The man was found unconscious outside a hotel the following morning, but died of multiple organ failure after being hospitalised.[16][17] | One calls it bizarre, the other does not. - Aoidh (talk) 17:53, 8 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Tony Eyles | 9 September 2021 | The 42-year-old died at a McDonald's drive-through in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, after partially opening his car door to retrieve a dropped payment card. His car rolled forward and collided with the restaurant's structure, pinning him between the car door and the vehicle's frame. Despite attempts to revive the victim, he died on scene.[18][19] | ||
Laila Zahrul Maisaroh | 14 January 2022 | The 20-year-old late pregnant woman from Banjarmasin, Indonesia, was killed instantly when a concrete barrier from an elevated parking lot fell onto her. A car in the parking lot had collided with the barrier.[20][21] | ||
Unknown man | 20 February 2022 | A 28-year-old man in Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, California, is believed to have been using a knife to mix protein powder into a container of water while driving. He lost control and crashed into a parked car. The car's airbag propelled the knife into his neck, fatally injuring him.[22] | ||
Dolores Olive Boschert | 22 May 2022 | The 23-year-old paramedic was exercising alone on a Smith machine at a Planet Fitness gymnasium in St. Charles, Missouri, when she was pinned by a barbell due to unknown circumstances. Another patron found her 30 minutes later and she was pronounced dead at the scene.[23] | ||
Maya Murmu | 20 June 2022 | The 68-year-old woman was trampled by an elephant in Odisha, India. Later, at her funeral, the same elephant came back and attacked her corpse by picking up her body and throwing her in the air.[24] | ||
Klil Kimhi | 21 July 2022 | The 32-year-old fell to his death when a sinkhole opened under a swimming pool he was in at a house party in Israel.[25][26] | Only one of the sources describes this as unusual, and it's a quote from a paramedic. - Aoidh (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Muthukumar | 2 August 2022 | A 54-year-old man in Tamil Nadu, India, died 4 days after falling into a pot of freshly-prepared porridge that was still boiling, suffering 65% burn injuries in the process. The man had lost his balance and leaned against the pot, toppling backwards into it. His wife claimed he suffered from epilepsy which may have triggered the fall.[27][28] | New York Post is not reliable per WP:NYPOST, and the India Today article does not describe it as unusual. - Aoidh (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Unknown man | 7 August 2022 | A 65-year-old man was hit in the head by a hammer throw used at a Highland games event in the Netherlands. The thrower lost his balance and the hammer, a metal ball with a stick attached to it, flew over a hedge and struck the man in the head, killing him instantly.[29] | ||
Joseph Smith | 21 January 2023 | Joseph Smith, a 30-year-old man, was shot and killed by his dog after the animal stepped on a loaded rifle in the back seat of his pickup truck, causing the gun to fire through the front passenger seat and hit him in the back. The driver of the truck, who was sitting next to Smith at the time of the accident, was unharmed.[30] | ||
Leandro Mathias de Novaes | 6 February 2023 | The 40-year-old activist for the right to keep and bear arms in Brazil was assisting his mother in the MRI suite of Cura Laboratory in the central region of São Paulo on 16 January while wearing a registered firearm on his waistband. The gun, affected by the magnet, was pulled away from him and subsequently discharged, shooting him in the stomach. He remained in intensive care for 21 days before dying of his injuries.[31][32] | New York Post is not reliable per WP:NYPOST, and the second reference does not describe it as unusual. - Aoidh (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Shivdayal Sharma | 19 April 2023 | The 82-year-old was urinating next to a train track in the region of Alwar, India, when a cow was hit by the Vande Bharat express train. The animal was launched 100 feet (30 m) into the air before landing on Sharma, killing him instantly.[33] | ||
Lynn Ann Fleming | 16 May 2023 | The 68-year-old was a passenger in the front seat of a car travelling on the I-75 in Whitfield County, Georgia, U.S., when a cargo winch bar came through the windshield and impaled her. She died at the scene.[34] | ||
Unknown boy | 26 June 2023 | An 11-year-old boy was killed in Wayne County, Ohio, in a freak accident while riding in a side-by-side, after a dog who was riding in the SSV with him jumped onto the vehicle's accelerator pedal, causing it to accelerate, veer off the road and fly over the edge of an embankment. The boy died at the scene of the accident, while his 12-year-old brother, who was also in the SSV, sustained minor injuries and was admitted to hospital. The driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old family friend, also survived.[35] | ||
Giacomo Chiapparini | 6 August 2023 | The 74-year-old died when a shelf in his warehouse in Romano di Lombardia, Italy, broke and crushed him under thousands of wheels of Grana Padano cheese, with each wheel weighing approximately 40 kilograms (88 lb).[36] His body was recovered from the wreckage after 12 hours.[37][38] | While The Telegraph describes it as a freak accident, the BBC does not appear to call it unusual. - Aoidh (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Dorothy Louise Downey | 27 November 2023 | The 83-year-old woman arrived at her daughter's house in Salem, South Carolina, to visit and assist with a move. As she was walking in the kitchen, Downey broke through a weakened patch of floor, falling 48 ft (15 m) into a hidden well shaft. She was extricated by rescue services, but died from her injuries.[39][40] | Only one source calls it unusual ("freak fall"). - Aoidh (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Yogish | 25 March 2024 | The 24-year-old Bengaluru man died due to a burst colon after his friend blew air into his rectum with an electric high-pressure blow-dryer used for vehicles. The friend was playfully blowing air at him, and when he turned to shield his face, the force of the air was such that it entered his rectum and severely damaged his colon.[41] | ||
Unknown male tourist | 13 April 2024 | A 30-year-old tourist was killed in a freak accident at a church in El Pinell de Brai, Tarragona, Spain, during the festival of Santa Magdalena. The tourist, part of a group from Terra Alta, Catalonia, had climbed the church's tower during the celebrations and was killed instantly when the church bell, which was ringing at the time of the accident, swung forward and hit him.[42][43] | While it's two separate references, they are the same exact article written by the same journalist; the Yahoo! News reference is a reprint of the article in The Standard. - Aoidh (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Lucy Morgan | 5 June 2024 | The 6-year-old girl was with her family on vacation in Limerick, Maine, on 1 June when, whilst playing badminton with her family, her brother's aluminum racket shaft broke and pierced her in the skull. She was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries four days later.[44] | ||
Tony Knight | 7 June 2024 | The 54-year-old British comedian died after he was struck by a large tree branch while attending the Rock&Cars festival in Lavaur, Tarn, France.[45][46] | Both sources are quoting the same source, the family's GoFundMe page. A tree branch falling and causing a fatality is not uncommon or unusual. - Aoidh (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |
Andrew Pontious | 14 June 2024 | The 53-year-old Los Angeles County firefighter was killed while spraying water on a burning construction vehicle when one of the vehicle's tires exploded.[47] | ||
Unknown woman | 18 June 2024 | A 22-year-old woman using a treadmill at a gym in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, died after she stumbled off the end of the treadmill and fell through the window behind her, falling three stories to her death.[48] The local police commissioner reported that the gym's safety standards were insufficient, as the glass was not thick enough, while the treadmills were placed too close to the window.[49] | ||
Margherita Lega | 4 July 2024 | The 41-year-old woman from Trentino, Italy, was killed in a freak accident in Calasca-Castiglione, Piedmont, when she was caught by the cables of a cargo cable car and dragged over the edge of a cliff overlooking the Anzasca Valley. After holding on for a few moments, Lega lost her grip and fell 492 feet (150 m) to her death in front of her family, who were visiting the area with her.[50] | ||
Ayres Sasaki | 13 July 2024 | The 35-year-old rock singer from Brazil was electrocuted while performing at a hotel in the city of Salinópolis, Pará. Those watching the performance said that a person hugged him with wet clothes. At the time the contact occurred, he received an electric shock and died before being rescued.[51] | ||
Maga | 15 August 2024 | The 74-year-old woman from Palopo, South Sulawesi, was constricted to death by a 4.5-metre (15 ft) long reticulated python. The python regurgitated her body after being unable to fully swallow her.[52][53] | The CNN source does not mention it being unusual, and the CBS source says the opposite, giving examples of other similar deaths in the past few months alone - Aoidh (talk) 01:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) |
Animal deaths
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References
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Gurus, 1469–1708. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. p. 376.
- ^ Singh, H. S. (2005). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. New Delhi: Hemkunt Press. p. 180. ISBN 8170103010.
- ^ Siṅgha, Guraprīta (2003). Soul of Sikhism. New Delhi: Fusion Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-8128800856.
- ^ "Weight Falls, Kills Doctor". The Mongomery Advertiser. 16 August 1908. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via Chronicling America.
Unusual accident causes a death.
- ^ "Hurled From Train". Decorah Public Opinion. 28 August 1912. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via Chronicling America.
One of the most peculiarly fatal accidents that has occurred in this vicinity was that at Lansing yesterday afternoon.
- ^ "Peculiar Accident Results in Death". Rogue River Courier. 14 November 1913. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ "Chelomei, Vladimir Nikolayevich". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Mark Wade. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
He was still in good health when he suffered a bizarre accident at his dacha in December 1984.
- ^ Palomo, David (2020-01-15). "La plancha de una tonelada que voló 3 km antes de matar al frutero Sergio en Tarragona" [The 1 ton plate that flew 3 km before killing fruit seller Sergio in Tarragona] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
Porque, ¿qué probabilidades había de que se produjera una explosión en la planta petroquímica de IQOXE? ¿Y de que una chapa de hierro (conocida como una plancha) de una tonelada volara tres kilómetros y matara a alguien?... "Es un caso inverosímil" –tanto como que es el único fallecido que no trabajaba en la planta–, reconocía Pau Ricomà, alcalde de Tarragona. Pero, sin duda, es "la principal hipótesis" que mantiene la investigación. Surrealista, sí, pero cierto. ("Because how likely was there to be an explosion at the IQOXE petrochemical plant, and that a one-ton sheet of iron (known as a plate) would fly three kilometers and kill someone?... "It is an implausible case" – as much as he is the only deceased who did not work at the plant – acknowledged Pau Ricomà, mayor of Tarragona. But, without a doubt, it is "the main hypothesis" that maintains the research. Surreal, yes, but true.")
- ^ "Three die in dry-ice incident at Moscow pool party". BBC News. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Тихонова, Саглара. "Муж блогера Екатерины Диденко скончался в реанимации после вечеринки с сухим льдом" [Blogger Ekaterina Didenko's husband dies in intensive care after dry ice party]. www.starhit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ АБРАМОВ, Андрей (2020-02-29). "На вечеринке блогера Екатерины Диденко из-за сухого льда погибли три человека: что известно на данный момент" [At the party of blogger Ekaterina Didenko, three people died due to dry ice: what is known at the moment]. kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ McCárthaigh, Seán. "Boy (8) died after inhaling helium from a balloon he had placed over his head, inquest hears". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
The coroner said she was reluctant to make any recommendations in the case as it would suggest the accident might have been predictable. "This case could not have been predicted. It was so unusual and so unfortunate," she remarked.
- ^ Tolj, Brianne (2021-11-04). "Man eaten by piranhas after jumping into lake to escape bees". Yahoo News Australia. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
A bizarre turn of events has led to the death of a 30-year-old man in Brazil.
- ^ "Missing man found dead inside Spanish dinosaur statue". The Guardian. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "The Body of a Missing Man Was Found Inside a Stegosaurus Statue". VICE. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
As of now, a number of questions regarding the bizarre and tragic incident remain unanswered.
- ^ Davis, Rebecca (2021-08-26). "Man, 25, dies after using glue when he failed to find condom". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Santora, Sara (2021-08-25). "Man Uses Adhesive Instead of Condom, Dies". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
In a bizarre turn of events, an Indian man died after using epoxy resin in lieu of a condom during intercourse with his former fiancée. His family is now asking for police to conduct a more thorough investigation into their son's death.
- ^ Hollan, Michael (2021-09-10). "McDonald's customer dies in drive-thru after 'freak accident'". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
A bizarre accident occurred at a McDonald's in Vancouver that resulted in the death of a customer
- ^ Gleeson, Scott (2021-09-15). "Man reaching for card crushed to death by his own car in McDonald's drive-thru". USA Today. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
The Vancouver Police Department confirmed Tuesday that a Canadian man was crushed to death by his own car in a McDonald's drive-thru last week.
- ^ Masrida, Noor (2022-01-14). "Kronologi Calon Ibu Muda Meninggal Tertimpa Beton Pembatas Parkiran Pasar Antasari Banjarmasin" [Chronology of Young Mother-to-be Dies Crushed by Concrete Barrier parking at Antasari Banjarmasin Market] (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ^ Kurniawan, Endra (2022-01-15). "Ibu Hamil 8 Bulan di Banjarmasin Tewas Tertimpa Beton, Berawal Mobil Box Tabrak Pembatas Parkir" [8-Month Pregnant Woman in Banjarmasin Killed by Concrete, Starting with Box Car Crashing into Parking Barrier] (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ^ "Bizarre fatal accident in Rancho Bernardo causes six-car crash". Pomerado News. 2022-02-20.
- ^ Greenwald, Dan; Van de Riet, Emily (2022-05-26). "23-year-old paramedic dies when machine falls on her at gym". 7 NEWS WNNY. WNNY-TV. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
Police said the freak accident happened around 2:50 a.m. when no one else was in the gym.
- ^ Spurs, Terrian (2022-06-20). "Elephant kills woman and returns to her funeral to attack her corpse". KRIV-TV.
Bizarre animal stories are heard often, but none are quite like the latest vicious and deadly elephant attack of a 68-year-old woman in India.
- ^ Berg, Raffi (2022-07-22). "Man killed as sink hole opens under swimming pool in Israel". Middle East. BBC News. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ SAGI/WALLA, Karin; Jerusalem Post Staff (2022-07-21). "Body of man who fell into sinkhole under pool found by rescue teams". jpost.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
MDA paramedic Uri Damari said: "This is a very unusual incident. When I got to the scene I saw a pit that had opened at the bottom of the empty pool. People who were at the site told me that the pit opened suddenly and within a few seconds all the water from the pool was pulled in."
- ^ "Man dies after accidentally falling into vat of hot porridge". New York Post. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
Upon witnessing the freak accident, bystanders rush in to try and extricate Muthuswamy (sic) but to no avail.
- ^ "Man dies of burn injuries after falling into pot of boiling porridge in Tamil Nadu's Madurai". India Today. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Man (65) komt om bij bizar ongeval Highland Games in Geldrop: 'Atleet struikelde en verloor evenwicht'" [Man (65) dies in a bizarre accident Highland Games in Geldrop: 'Athlete stumbled and lost balance']. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ Butterfield, Michelle (2023-01-25). "Dog shoots, kills owner in freak accident during hunting trip in Kansas". U. S. News. Global News. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Murphy, Hannah (2023-02-09). "Lawyer accidentally shot by own gun in MRI suite dies of his injuries". Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Health Imaging. Innovate Healthcare. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Cost, Ben (2023-02-09). "Lawyer dies after gun triggered by hospital MRI scanner". Weird But True. New York Post. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
The freak accident occurred on January 16 while the gun-loving lawyer, named Leandro Mathias de Novaes, was taking his mother to get scanned at the Laboratorio Cura in São Paulo, Jam Press reported.
- ^ Samuel, Chris (2023-04-24). "Pensioner urinating on train tracks killed by flying cow launched 100ft into the air by carriage". Retrieved 2023-04-24.
A pensioner was killed in a freak accident when he was struck by a flying cow launched 100ft into the air by an express train.
- ^ News Staff, WSBTV.com (2023-05-18). "Pipe crashes through SUV windshield on I-75, impaling and killing Buford woman in passenger seat". WSB-TV.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
A woman died in a freak accident after she was impaled by a pipe that went through a windshield.
- ^ Blanco, Andrea (2023-06-29). "Eleven-year-old boy dies in freak ATV crash after dog jumped on gas pedal". The Independent.
- ^ "Italian man crushed to death under falling cheese wheels". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 2023-08-07. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Italian man crushed to death under falling cheese wheels". BBC News. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ Squires, Nick (2023-08-07). "Italian man crushed to death under thousands of falling cheese wheels". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
He was working alone and no one saw the freak accident or was able to help him.
- ^ Chandler, Alvieann (2023-11-27). "Woman dies after falling 48 feet through floor of home into hidden well shaft". WCSC-TV. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ Limon, Janice (2023-11-27). "Freak accident leads to death of 83-year-old South Carolina woman, coroner says". WYFF. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
An 83-year-old Oconee County, South Carolina, woman died Sunday afternoon from injuries secondary to a fall in an apparent freak accident, officials said Monday. "I have not had a death like this occur in my 31-year career as Oconee County coroner," coroner Karl Addis said.
- ^ "Prank gone wrong! Bengaluru man dies after friend fills air into his rectum with compressor". WION. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
In an unusual incident, a 24-year-old Bengaluru man lost his life to a prank that was supposed to be fun and harmless.
- ^ "Tourist, 30, killed after being struck on head by church bell in freak accident". Yahoo News. 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Mata, William (2024-04-14). "Tourist, 30, killed after being struck on head by church bell in freak accident". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Richards, Bailey (2024-06-10). "6-Year-Old Girl Dead After 'Freak Accident' Involving Her Brother's Badminton Racket". Real People Tragedy. People. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
New Jersey native Lucy Morgan was on a family vacation in Maine on June 1 when the incident — which her father later dubbed a "freak accident" — occurred, according to a news release from Maine State Police.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2024-07-05). "UK Comedian Tony Knight Dies In "Freak Accident" At 54". News. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
UK comedian Tony Knight, also known as the Dog Listener, has died after a freak accident at a festival in France.
- ^ Kang, Esther (2024-07-05). "Comedian Tony Knight Dies at 54 After 'Terrible' Accident Involving a Fallen Tree Branch". Celebrity Deaths. People. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
"We are beyond devastated that his life was taken by a freak accident ... an accident that we are all still trying to comprehend," his family said
- ^ Ellis, Rebecca (2024-08-24). "'Like a bomb': Exploding tire that killed L.A. County firefighter was a little-known risk". California. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
In the niche world of vehicle safety engineers, it was a known risk — rare but lethal. To firefighters across California, the threat was essentially unheard of until highlighted by Pontious' death... "There was no knowledge that these kinds of big tires could blow in such a way that could kill someone," said David Pontious, 55. "It was just a freak accident."
- ^ Lee, Jeremy (2024-06-21). "Woman in Indonesia dies after falling out of window from treadmill, gym under investigation". Must Share News. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
A young woman has died in a freak accident during her workout at a gym in Indonesia.
- ^ Supharta, Keyla (2024-06-21). "Woman in Pontianak, Indonesia, dies after stumbling off treadmill & falling out of 3rd floor gym window". Mothership. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Mother dies in freak accident after clothes snag on cable car over Italian valley". The Independent. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Cantor de 35 anos morre no palco após receber descarga elétrica" [35-year-old singer dies on stage after receiving electrical shock]. Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Nenek di Sulsel Tewas Ditelan Ular Piton" [Grandmother in South Sulawesi dies from being swallowed by a python]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Woman dies in python attack after being swallowed up to her shoulders, Indonesia officials say". CBS News. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
Deaths by large constrictors are considered rare, but several people in Indonesia have been killed by pythons in recent years — including two other women since June.