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Woman Doesn't Survive Cooldown at Paris Gym

Reports describe possible nitrogen leak from repaired cryotherapy chamber

(Newser) - A woman is dead and another is in critical condition after cold therapy went horribly wrong at a Paris gym. A 29-year-old gym employee and a 34-year-old client were discovered in cardiac arrest on Monday evening at Paris' On Air gym following a nitrogen leak from a cold chamber, or...

Lego Exec Dies in Skiing Accident
Lego Exec Dies
in Skiing Accident
Apr 16, 2025 3:15 AM CDT

Lego Exec Dies in Skiing Accident

Michael Halbye was vice chair of the board of Lego's parent company

(Newser) - Michael Halbye, the vice chair of Lego's parent company, died Saturday after falling while skiing in Switzerland's Verbier region. He was 64. Halbye joined the board of directors of Kirkbi, which owns Lego, in 2020; he became vice-chair in 2022, People reports. He was also a friend of...

His Parents Were Scared About His Ski Jump. They Were Right

Washington Post explores the daring life, tragic death of Dallas LeBeau

(Newser) - Skiing was Dallas LeBeau's absolute passion, and his daredevil feats had made the 21-year-old known in the skiing world—but he was not as successful as he wanted to be, and was determined to make a name for himself. His idea—to jump a three-lane mountain highway in his...

4 Arrested After Death of Boy, 5, in Hyperbaric Chamber

Thomas Cooper was being treated for sleep apnea, ADHD

(Newser) - Four people linked to the Michigan alternative medicine center where a 5-year-old boy was killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion have been arrested in connection to the tragedy, NBC News reports. Oxford Center founder and CEO Tamela Peterson and directors Gary Marken or Jeffrey Mosteller were charged with second-degree murder....

Hunter Killed by Falling Bear
Hunter Killed
by Falling Bear
Dec 18, 2024 1:00 AM CST

Hunter Killed by Falling Bear

Group of hunters treed the bear, then shot it as they stood nearby

(Newser) - A hunter is dead after a freak hunting accident in Virginia last week. Around 9:50am on December 9, authorities say a group of hunters chased a bear into a tree in Lunenburg County, and one hunter shot the bear as the group was retreating from under the tree, USA ...

Fashion Chain Founder Dies in Cave Fall

Isak Andic was 71

(Newser) - The founder of fashion chain Mango died Saturday in Spain, where he was hiking with family members when he slipped and fell from a nearly 500-foot cliff. Billionaire Isak Andic, 71, was near Barcelona in the Montserrat caves at the time, according to local reports cited by the BBC and...

After Boy Is Shot in the Head, Great-Grandfather Is Charged

6-year-old accidentally shot brother, 5, with relative's improperly-stored gun: cops

(Newser) - Days after a 6-year-old boy fatally shot his 5-year-old brother, the children's great-grandfather has been charged. Rayfield Ruffin, 72, is accused of failing to safely store the firearm used in the Oct. 8 shooting that killed Karter Rosenboro, a kindergartener at Northwest Elementary School in Greenville, North Carolina, per...

Child Star From ALF Is Dead at 46
Cause of Death Revealed
for Child Star From ALF
UPDATED
Sep 14, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

Cause of Death Revealed for Child Star From ALF

Benji Gregory's death was said to be accidental, from heat exposure 'in the setting of' cirrhosis

(Newser) - A cause of death has been revealed for Benji Gregory, the ALF child star who died in June at the age of 46. According to the medical examiner in Arizona's Maricopa County, Gregory, who played Brian Tanner in the '80s sitcom, died an accidental death, due to "...

Man's Free Disney+ Trial Now a Headache After Wife's Death

Company says man whose wife died after eating at restaurant agreed in streaming contract not to sue

(Newser) - A widower suing the Walt Disney Co. over his wife's death in a restaurant at one of the company's Florida entertainment complexes has discovered there's a wrench in his complaint—all because he took advantage years earlier of a free trial of the Disney+ streaming service.
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Man Warning Kids Off Beach Killed by Lightning

Patrick Dispoto, 59, dies in New Jersey lightning strike after trying to warn kids out of the water

(Newser) - Authorities say a New Jersey man died over the weekend after getting caught in a thunderstorm and struck by lightning on the beach. Police in Seaside Park tell NJ Advance Media that a 911 call came in shortly after 7:30pm on Sunday, and when first responders found 59-year-old Patrick...

Woman, 22, Falls to Her Death in Columbia River Gorge

And a climber was also found dead on Denali in Alaska

(Newser) - A young woman died after falling off a cliff while hiking in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, officials said Monday. Elisha Angelic Macias, 22, was hiking with friends Sunday near Horsetail Falls, about 35 miles east of Portland. After separating from the group and going off trail, she fell an...

Eating Ultra-Spicy Food Did Kill Boy: Autopsy

Massachusetts teen died last year after eating chip made by Paqui

(Newser) - It was indeed a high level of the chemical found in spicy chili peppers that killed a 14-year-old Massachusetts boy last year, the state's medical examiner found. Harris Wolobah ate an ultra-spicy chip branded as the "One Chip Challenge," made by the company Paqui, at school in...

Girl, 15, Killed in Boating Hit-and-Run

Ella Adler was celebrating a friend's birthday in Florida

(Newser) - It was supposed to be a fun day: Ella Adler was waterskiing to celebrate a friend's birthday Saturday afternoon not far from Miami, Florida, when the 15-year-old fell into the water while being towed. Another boat hit her and then sped away, and Ella ultimately died from her injuries,...

Man Falls to His Death From Hot-Air Balloon

He fell while the balloon was over a residential area in Melbourne, Australia

(Newser) - A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon Monday as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. The hot-air balloon took off from Melbourne's northern suburbs early in the morning and was in the air for about 30 minutes before the man fell from the...

Georgia Woman Loses Her Life Trying to Get Dropped AirPod

She became trapped in machinery at golf cart factory, authorities say

(Newser) - A Georgia factory worker was killed in a freak accident after she dropped an AirPod under a conveyor at a plant in an Augusta suburb, authorities say. Alyssa Drinkard, 21, became caught in the chain that moves the machinery while trying to retrieve the earbud, according to a sheriff's...

Dad Dies Saving Son, 4, After Both Fall Into Frozen Pond

Maine man got boy to safety before succumbing

(Newser) - A Maine man and his 4-year-old son were out for a walk near their Carmel home around 6:30am Friday when both of them fell through the ice on frozen Etna Pond. Kevin Howell, 51, got his son to safety and told him to go get his mother, NBC News...

Boy Who Survived Cancer Dies 'Unbearable' Death

Elyas Marshall-Rodriguez, 9, was killed after crawling under moving school bus in Florida

(Newser) - Elyas Marshall-Rodriguez was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 2, but by age 9, the Florida boy was in remission and looking forward to moving on. That makes what happened at an Orange County bus stop this week doubly tragic: According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Elyas was killed...

Regulations Dragged as Home Item Kept Killing Kids

Cords from window coverings caused the death of more than 450 kids in the last 50 years

(Newser) - More than 450 kids, most of them toddlers, died from strangulation after getting tangled up in the cords of window coverings since the early '70s. An NBC News investigation—formatted via a timeline that tracks industry and government actions, alongside tragic firsthand accounts from parents—now asks why more...

Woman Dies After Falling Into Home's Hidden Well Shaft

Woman, 83, was helping her daughter move in South Carolina

(Newser) - An 83-year-old woman who went to help her daughter move died after falling down a hidden well shaft in the South Carolina home. Police say Dorothy Louise Downey was in the kitchen Sunday around 2pm when she suddenly stepped through a part of the floor and into the shaft, Fox...

Worker Inspecting a Robot Is Killed by It

South Korean man was testing robotic arm at produce distribution center when it grabbed him

(Newser) - Movies show us nightmare scenarios of artificial intelligence rising up and intentionally killing humans. That's not a reality, at least as far as we know. But accidents do happen, most recently in South Korea. On Wednesday, a robotics company employee was inspecting a robot used to move boxes at...

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