12 Bizarre and Wacky Deaths
by Crazy ways people have died.
Here are twelve bizarre and wacky deaths not likely to happen to you.
Garry Hoy
In 1993 at a company party, Hoy was showing a bunch of interns at the law firm where he worked that it was not possible to break the glass in the Toronto-Dominion Centre. He ran across the room on the 24th floor and flung himself into the glass and bounced off. He had done this stunt many times in the past and on this night he tried a second time. The glass shattered and Hoy fell 24 stories to his death. (There was a professional baseball player whose name was Dummy Hoy.)
Tom and Eileen Lonergan
In 1998 the couple went on a scuba diving trip off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. They lost track of the time and remained underwater at the boat’s scheduled departure time. One of the boat’s crew members miscounted how many people were on the boat and the couple was stranded at sea. No one even realized they were missing for two days until someone found one of their bags under a seat on the boat. Despite a massive search their bodies were never found though some of their stuff washed onshore including a desperate plea for help on a waterproof tablet. Speculation surfaced they had faked their own deaths but their bank accounts were never touched and life insurance policies remain unclaimed. Their story was the subject of the 2004 film Open Water. Chilling to watch as the sharks close in.
Visiting Soccer Team
In 1998 an entire visiting soccer team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was killed by a forked lightning bolt.
Jonathan Burton
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Post CommentKate Smedley
On March 28, 2009 at 5:58 am
Some unbelievable stuff! I’ve seen ‘Open Water’ and it is pretty scary, even more so as it’s true. Not sure about the ‘wee for wii’ contest, how bizarre! Thanks for sharing these.
Daisy Peasblossom
On March 28, 2009 at 9:01 am
These are some pretty bizarre ways to die. Open Water gives whole new meaning to keeping lists of students/passengers/guests at any event.
jo oliver
On March 28, 2009 at 1:14 pm
are all of these true? Omgosh these are bizarre, some are just down right idiotic too.
Ruby Hawk
On March 28, 2009 at 8:50 pm
These are weird ways to die. You would think some of these folks wouldn’t have been so foolish.
K Kristie
On March 29, 2009 at 8:29 am
I’ve never heard any of these deaths. It all sounds like some Hollywood film…I better watch Open Water.
Loreta Dorington
On March 31, 2009 at 6:59 am
I’ve watched “Open Water” and heard about the “wee for wii contest”. This article shows that death can get you anytime and sometimes in the most foolish manner.
Thinker
On June 26, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Someone should have been charged for Jonathan Burton’s death. A 19 year old kid gets beaten to death by a group of 8 and nothing happens? Give me a break.
Why so much force to subdue him anyway? It was obviously too much! Idiots.
Bambie
On August 4, 2009 at 11:11 pm
wasn’t one of the CSI epasodes based on Jonaathan Burton’s death? Unless none of you watch CSI then i am totally alone on this one lol.
Corinne
On August 22, 2009 at 2:10 am
The story about Garry Hoy plunging through a Toronto-Dominion skyscaper window is very true.
I worked on the 30th floor of a neighbouring office tower. On the evening of the accident, I was walking, along with hundreds of other commuters, towards the train station, when we all heard a loud crash behind us. I was late for the train, so I continued on. Of course, the next day I heard the shocking news.
By the way, the story is not completely accurate. Garry Hoy did prove a point: the window pane did not shatter. The entire floor-to-ceiling pane popped out of the frame.