Tombstone kills man
On Monday, a Buckingham, Quebec man died in a cemetery when a tombstone fell on his back. Apparently, the 77-year-old was digging near his parents grave when the concrete stone crashed down on him. The CBC News article does not explain why he might have been digging. From CBC News:
"It appears he moved the stone and was digging a hole around the foundation when the concrete block fell on his back," said Const. Isabelle Poirier.Man dies in Quebec cemetery after tombstone falls on him
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submitted for your approval, the case of a 77 year old man making one last visit to the grave-site of his parents in a cemetery at the end of a lonely road in the twilight zone BAA-BAMP BAA-BAMP BAA BAH BAAAA BA BA BA BUMM.
"The CBC News article does not explain why he might have been digging."
Before someone jumps in with a necrophilia joke, many cemeteries are very blase about overturned or leaning stones - he may have been trying to straigten it out himself when he got clobbered.
Oh, dear! More expense!
OK, he was trying to repair his parents' monument - he died alone and probably not that quickly. If this was an accident involving an overturned tractor on a farm would we still be laughing?
MARKBELLIS...yes
I believe someone dies that way in Return of the Living Dead.
@4:
I'm not laughing, it's just that the irony intrigues me.
This is about as ironic as death can get. Really. If someone had thought up this scenereo, I would have rated it COMEDY/IRONY GOLD. Classic.
That said, it's real, so rather than that, I feel sad for the poor guy and those that loved him.
MARKBELLIS @4, No. I wasn't laughing in this case either. Just found the way he died to be interesting.
He could have also been landscaping, though moving the stone when doing landscaping does seem odd.
Markbellis, I don't understand where you got the impression that anyone was laughing.
This has to make it to the Darwin Awards!
I believe the local news outlets (in Quebec and Ontario) stated he had arranged to repair the tombstone the day after (Canadian) Thanksgiving under the supervision of the cemetery director. The gentleman showed up a day early and was therefore alone.
I know, link or it didn't happen: http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=92290864-632f-498d-913d-46bce66db43a
I know Edmonton is not a local news outlet but I couldn't find the original link :/
sad and unwonderful.
@11:
Does it still qualify for the Darwin Awards if the guy is past his reproductive age?
Baronsmedia @ 11 - He could still have been benefitting his progeny for years to come...
...and in any case - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2302545.ece
Maybe this is what Lemmy meant when he said "Killed by Death."
I apologize profusely for the thoroughly tasteless and dragged-out meme, but it feels almost obligatory to say that this man was tombstpwned.
Where's my cake, Bedelia? Where is my cake?
Read "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by HP Lovecraft.
The moral of the story is, don't try to move a big heavy object by yourself. It may fall down on you. Not just tombstones. Cupboards, pianos, fridge, air-condt condensers.