Worker dies in downtown Philly after construction lift topples 125 feet, strikes buildingOctober 12th, 2009 Worker dies in Philly after 125-foot fallPHILADELPHIA — A tall construction lift toppled over and struck a downtown Philadelphia apartment building Monday, killing a construction worker who fell 125 feet. Investigators want to know whether James Wilson, 40, of Glassboro, N.J., was strapped into the bucket of the boom lift as he worked on a church roof.
Husband of NY congresswoman Carolyn Maloney dies on mountain climbing expedition in TibetSeptember 26th, 2009 NY congresswoman's husband dies on Tibet tripNEW YORK — An aide to U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney says the New York congresswoman's husband has died on a mountain climbing expedition in Tibet.
Witnesses: Pregnant Boston teenager shot dead at own birthday party by uninvited guestSeptember 20th, 2009 Pregnant Mass. teen shot dead at own birthday bashBOSTON — A pregnant teenager has been shot and killed at a birthday party held in her honor in Boston.
Md. man gets stuck climbing through his 2nd-floor apartment window and dies thereAugust 3rd, 2009 Md. man gets stuck in 2nd-floor window, diesCUMBERLAND, Md. — Police in northwest Maryland say a 55-year-old man died after getting stuck in a second-floor window of his apartment.
Apartment fire kills woman, 5 daughters in StockholmJuly 26th, 2009 Sweden: apartment fire kills woman, 5 daughtersSTOCKHOLM — A woman in her 40s and her five daughters were killed when they tried to escape an apartment fire in a Stockholm suburb, police and media reports said Sunday. Three other people were injured in the blaze late Saturday in Rinkeby, a suburb of the Swedish capital.
Florida man dies in Yosemite National Park; rangers believe he fell from cliffJune 16th, 2009 Florida man dies in Yosemite National ParkYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Yosemite National Park has suffered its second fatality in recent days.
Ohio boy left alone in apartment with body, possibly for up to 5 days, police sayJune 14th, 2009 Ohio boy left alone with body for days, police sayCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Police have found a young boy who was left alone in an apartment with a man's body for as many as five days. The boy, who is about 3 or 4 years old, and the body were discovered in an apartment in Columbus on Saturday.
61-year-old man from upstate New York dies while climbing Mount McKinley in AlaskaMay 9th, 2009 NY man, 61, dies climbing Alaska's Mount McKinleyANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Park Service says a 61-year old climber from upstate New York has died while climbing Mount McKinley in Alaska. The park service says William Hearne of Fairport, N.Y., died Thursday while ascending the West Buttress route of the 20,320-foot mountain.
Drunk Russian jumps twice from fifth-floor flat, escapes unharmedApril 8th, 2009 MOSCOW - A 22-year-old Russian man suffered minor injuries after leaping out of a fifth-storey window twice following a drinking binge, Russia's Life.ru news website reported Wednesday. Together with two friends, the jumper, identified only as Alexei, drank three bottles of vodka.
Boy survives four-storey fall in MoscowApril 2nd, 2009 MOSCOW - A four-year-old boy survived a fall from his family's fourth-storey apartment in Moscow, a police spokesman said Thursday. 'The boy, who was alone in the apartment, opened the window and fell out.
50-year-old woman jumps to death from ninth floorMarch 3rd, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A 50-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide Monday by jumping from the ninth floor of her apartment building in Ghaziabad, the police said. According to the police, Kumud Prasad, the wife of Nand Kishore Prasad, a deputy chief labour commissioner, jumped from her flat in Amrapali Royal apartments in the Vasundhara area.
Simon Cowell to freeze his body when he dies!February 24th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell, the judge on the British talent show 'X-Factor', wants his body to be frozen when he dies so he can be brought back to life in the future. Cowell, 49, is convinced that technology will bring him back to life and announced his plans to Premier Gordon Brown at a Downing Street dinner, reports mirror.co.uk.
Sleepwalking boy falls from bedroom windowFebruary 12th, 2009 HONG KONG - An eight-year-old boy was in critical condition in a Hong Kong hospital Friday after sleepwalking and falling two floors from his bedroom window in the middle of the night a day earlier. The schoolboy, who has a history of sleepwalking, is believed to have opened the window and stepped out in his sleep while his parents and the family's maid were sleeping in other rooms.
Indian woman dies in Sharjah apartment fireJanuary 16th, 2009 DUBAI - A fire at an apartment building in Sharjah claimed the life of an Indian woman while five members of her family had to be hospitalised. The 27-year-old Indian woman died due to asphyxiation after the fire caused by a short circuit broke out in the family's apartment in the Al Badawi building in the Al Nahda area of Sharjah late Friday afternoon.
German sleepwalker dies after seven-storey fallDecember 30th, 2008 ULM - An 18-year-old sleepwalker who climbed out of his bedroom window while asleep died of his injuries after falling seven storeys, the German police said Wednesday. His family, who had worried for years about his disorder, called emergency services at 5 a.m.
Loading ...