List of Unusual Deaths

Morbid but interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths

It was in the middle of a performance when he suffered a heart attack. The audience was laughing because they thought it was part of the act.

1322: Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford was fatally speared through the anus by a pikeman hiding under the bridge during the Battle of Boroughbridge.<18>

or keelhauling, or drawing and quartering?

always gives me chills .... An All-American basketball player at Utah State in the 60's----can be easily googled for anyone interested. A terribly sad story ( as are , of course, all these)

talk about a tragedy.

the Dyatlov Pass incident. :scared:

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While performing on stage at UC San Diego's Mandeville Hall, Shawn began a comedy bit about himself and the audience surviving nuclear war. At one point in the act, Shawn portrayed a politician reciting campaign clichés, including: "If elected, I will not lay down on the job"; later, when he collapsed face down on the stage, the audience thought it was part of the act, unaware that he had actually suffered a massive heart attack.

After some time had gone by, there were catcalls. Finally, someone appeared on stage, kneeled down to examine Shawn, stood up and asked: "Is there a doctor in the house?" Another person came on stage, turned him over and began administering CPR. The audience was told to go home, but almost no one left since it appeared to be part of Shawn's act. When paramedics arrived, bewildered audience members began leaving, still unsure of what they had witnessed. A notice in the following day's San Diego Union newspaper (not on page one) clarified that Shawn had indeed died during the performance.<1><2>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Shawn

Ouch!

Owen Hart came right to my mind... sure enough, he is on the list. RIP Owen, you are still missed :cry: