In Wimbledon tennis tournament some 10 years ago, Swedish pro Stefan Edberg hit one of the line referees in the balls with a really hard serve. He fainted, fell on his head and died.... THAT is a strange way to go...
Having seen Edberg's style of play, the referee was better going that way than being bored to death.
as an off-topic aside:I remember the Goodies episode..It's no wonder someone popped his glogs - laugh a minute.:1orglaugh
wikipedia said:His widow later sent the Goodies a letter thanking them for making Mitchell's final moments so pleasant.
And then there is this myth that has been around in various versions. It goes something like this:
After a forest fire the find a charred corps with diving equipment on. The nearest lake is quite a bit away. He is supposed to have been scooped up by a helicopter fighting the fire! (I saw this being tried on mythbusters, and they find this highly unlikely!)
Aaah, a classic.
They say it's bullshit, but this day in age... I think it's very likely.
There are a lot of very very very stupid/unlucky people on the planet.
as an off-topic aside:
it's not hard to imagine if this had happened in another time and place, instead of a "thank you", they would've been sued. . .
:bowdown: GOODIES