Steven Weber Jr. never got to hear his girlfriend say “yes” after popping the question underwater during their trip to Tanzania this week.
Kenesha Antoine took to Facebook to confirm the death of her fiancé Friday in a touching tribute where she shared their final moments together.
“There are no words adequate enough to honor the beautiful soul that is Steven Weber, Jr.,” the post read. “You were kind, compassionate, you regularly made me cry with laughter, and you showered me with a love like none I’d ever experienced.”
Antoine shared a video of Weber, a Louisiana resident, where he can be seen in diving gear with a note in a plastic sealed bag.
“I can’t hold my breath long enough to tell you everything I love about you. But... Everything I love about you I love more every day,” the note which he held up to the glass read.
Weber flipped the paper over: “Will you please be my wife. Marry me???”
“You never emerged from those depths, so you never got to hear my answer, Yes! Yes! A million times, yes, I will marry you!!” Antoine said but her fiancé never surfaced to actually hear her.
“We never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruelest twist of fate imaginable.”
The circumstances surrounding Weber’s death were not immediately known.
Antoine said that despite her grief she was thankful for the “bucket list experiences” they enjoyed on their “once-in-a-lifetime” trip.
Via: https://www.foxnews.com/world/louisiana-man-dies-in-africa-after-underwater-marriage-proposal-goes-wrong
Monday, October 28, 2019
Man Killed By Deer He Just Shot
In a bizarre twist of fate, an Arkansas hunter was killed after a deer that he had just shot attacked him, according to reports. Wildlife officials said that Thomas Alexander, 66, had shot the buck using a muzzleloader while hunting near Yellville, Marion County.
According to Keith Stephens, Chief of Communications at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)—which investigated the death—Alexander then approached the deer to check if he had killed it.
"I've worked for the Game and Fish Commission for 20 years, and it's one of the stranger things that's happened," Stephens told KY3.
"I don't know how long he left it there, but he went up to check it to make sure it was dead. And evidently it wasn't," he said.
Stephens said that the deer then attacked Alexander while the 66-year-old was inspecting the animal, leaving him with serious injuries. "It got back up, and he had several puncture wounds on his body," Stephens said.
Despite his injuries, Alexander was able to call his family who alerted emergency responders. He was subsequently rushed to hospital but medical staff were not able to save him.
Stephens said that Alexander's exact cause of death has not been determined. The injuries inflicted by the deer may have killed him, but another cause, like a heart attack, cannot be ruled out.
"It's my understanding there's not going to be an autopsy, so we may never know what actually happened," Stephens said.
Cases like this are certainly rare, although Stephens does recall a similar incident occurring in Ashley County, Arkansas, a few years ago. But in that instance, the victim had luck on their side.
"There was somebody that did get stuck by a buck's antlers, and this was about four years ago. And it was pretty significant, but they did survive," he said.
The AGFC urges hunters to be careful when approaching deer which they have just shot, making sure to leave them for around half an hour to be certain that the animal is not still alive.
"When you get up there, be really careful around it because it may not be dead. But if you let them lay there for a while and they don't move, and he may have done that. We just don't know," he said.
Deer are not normally aggressive animals, given that they prefer to flee from predators. However, they are known to become aggressive if they feel that their young are threatened, for example.
Stephens said that hunting accidents in Arkansas are rare, although they do happen.
"So far this season, we have had one accident in Arkansas that occurred while dove hunting, and three falls from deer stands. This goring is the first fatality this season," he told Newsweek. "Last year, we had three fatal accidents, all while deer hunting. One was from a fall from a deer stand, one was a victim that was mistaken for a deer, and the other was self-inflicted during muzzleloader season."
"The average number of incidents over the past five years is almost 19, while deer hunting," he said. "During that time period we have had 11 fatalities. Out of the total of 94 accidents during that five-year period, 63 of those were falls from elevated deer hunting stands with five of those falls resulting in fatalities."
According to Stephens, hunting in the state is used as a "wildlife management tool."
"Deer hunting keeps our deer populations in check for the available habitat, or what we call carrying capacity. We do have issues with deer and car collisions and deer that destroy agriculture and landscaping. All of these issues go into our wildlife management decisions," he said.
Via: https://www.newsweek.com/arkansas-hunter-deer-puncture-wounds-1467449
According to Keith Stephens, Chief of Communications at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)—which investigated the death—Alexander then approached the deer to check if he had killed it.
"I've worked for the Game and Fish Commission for 20 years, and it's one of the stranger things that's happened," Stephens told KY3."I don't know how long he left it there, but he went up to check it to make sure it was dead. And evidently it wasn't," he said.
Stephens said that the deer then attacked Alexander while the 66-year-old was inspecting the animal, leaving him with serious injuries. "It got back up, and he had several puncture wounds on his body," Stephens said.
Despite his injuries, Alexander was able to call his family who alerted emergency responders. He was subsequently rushed to hospital but medical staff were not able to save him.
Stephens said that Alexander's exact cause of death has not been determined. The injuries inflicted by the deer may have killed him, but another cause, like a heart attack, cannot be ruled out.
"It's my understanding there's not going to be an autopsy, so we may never know what actually happened," Stephens said.
Cases like this are certainly rare, although Stephens does recall a similar incident occurring in Ashley County, Arkansas, a few years ago. But in that instance, the victim had luck on their side.
"There was somebody that did get stuck by a buck's antlers, and this was about four years ago. And it was pretty significant, but they did survive," he said.
The AGFC urges hunters to be careful when approaching deer which they have just shot, making sure to leave them for around half an hour to be certain that the animal is not still alive.
"When you get up there, be really careful around it because it may not be dead. But if you let them lay there for a while and they don't move, and he may have done that. We just don't know," he said.
Deer are not normally aggressive animals, given that they prefer to flee from predators. However, they are known to become aggressive if they feel that their young are threatened, for example.
Stephens said that hunting accidents in Arkansas are rare, although they do happen.
"So far this season, we have had one accident in Arkansas that occurred while dove hunting, and three falls from deer stands. This goring is the first fatality this season," he told Newsweek. "Last year, we had three fatal accidents, all while deer hunting. One was from a fall from a deer stand, one was a victim that was mistaken for a deer, and the other was self-inflicted during muzzleloader season."
"The average number of incidents over the past five years is almost 19, while deer hunting," he said. "During that time period we have had 11 fatalities. Out of the total of 94 accidents during that five-year period, 63 of those were falls from elevated deer hunting stands with five of those falls resulting in fatalities."
According to Stephens, hunting in the state is used as a "wildlife management tool."
"Deer hunting keeps our deer populations in check for the available habitat, or what we call carrying capacity. We do have issues with deer and car collisions and deer that destroy agriculture and landscaping. All of these issues go into our wildlife management decisions," he said.
Via: https://www.newsweek.com/arkansas-hunter-deer-puncture-wounds-1467449
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Body Found in Supermarket Identified as Employee Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago
In January, contractors were working in the now-vacant building that used to be the No-Frills Supermarket in Council Bluffs, Iowa. When they started to remove the former store's long-empty shelving units and coolers, they made an absolutely terrifying discovery: a human body that the authorities believe could've been in the store "for years."
According to the Des Moines Register, city investigators could not immediately determine the person's sex or age, or whether their death was caused by a physical trauma. The body was sent to the Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy and, on Monday, state officials identified the deceased as Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada, who was reported missing almost 10 years ago.
Murillo-Moncada was 25 years old at the time of his disappearance, and was an employee at the same No-Frills Supermarket where his body was found. The Council Bluffs Police Department told the Register that his parents reported him missing on November 28, 2009. "It was a snowstorm at the time," Sgt. Brandon Danielson said. "He left with no shoes, no socks, no keys, no car."
His mother, Ana Moncada, told The Daily Nonpareil that he'd gone to work two days earlier—the night of Thanksgiving—and seemed "disoriented" when he came home the next morning. She took him to a doctor who prescribed an antidepressant, but she said that he started hearing voices that told him to eat sugar. “He felt his heart was beating too hard and thought if he ate sugar, his heart would not beat so hard," she said shortly after he vanished. "He said somebody was following him, and he was scared."
Former No-Frills employees confirmed that sometimes workers would climb into the space above the coolers, which was also used for storage. Investigators think that, after he ran out of his parents' home, Murillo-Moncada may have pulled himself on top of the coolers, but somehow fell behind them and became trapped. He could've fallen almost 12 feet into the approximately 18-inch wide space between the coolers and the wall. "[The coolers were] so loud, there's probably no way anyone heard him," Danielson said.
Murillo-Moncada was identified using DNA from his parents; according to the results of an autopsy, his death was deemed to be accidental.
Via: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59775x/body-found-in-supermarket-identified-as-employee-who-disappeared-10-years-ago
According to the Des Moines Register, city investigators could not immediately determine the person's sex or age, or whether their death was caused by a physical trauma. The body was sent to the Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy and, on Monday, state officials identified the deceased as Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada, who was reported missing almost 10 years ago.
Murillo-Moncada was 25 years old at the time of his disappearance, and was an employee at the same No-Frills Supermarket where his body was found. The Council Bluffs Police Department told the Register that his parents reported him missing on November 28, 2009. "It was a snowstorm at the time," Sgt. Brandon Danielson said. "He left with no shoes, no socks, no keys, no car."
His mother, Ana Moncada, told The Daily Nonpareil that he'd gone to work two days earlier—the night of Thanksgiving—and seemed "disoriented" when he came home the next morning. She took him to a doctor who prescribed an antidepressant, but she said that he started hearing voices that told him to eat sugar. “He felt his heart was beating too hard and thought if he ate sugar, his heart would not beat so hard," she said shortly after he vanished. "He said somebody was following him, and he was scared."
Former No-Frills employees confirmed that sometimes workers would climb into the space above the coolers, which was also used for storage. Investigators think that, after he ran out of his parents' home, Murillo-Moncada may have pulled himself on top of the coolers, but somehow fell behind them and became trapped. He could've fallen almost 12 feet into the approximately 18-inch wide space between the coolers and the wall. "[The coolers were] so loud, there's probably no way anyone heard him," Danielson said.
Murillo-Moncada was identified using DNA from his parents; according to the results of an autopsy, his death was deemed to be accidental.
Via: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59775x/body-found-in-supermarket-identified-as-employee-who-disappeared-10-years-ago
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Man Severely Burned Falling Into Yellowstone Hot Spring Drunk
A 48-year-old man was severely burned after he tripped and fell into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park.
Cade Edmond Siemers, a US citizen who lives in India, was going for a walk along a boardwalk near the Old Faithful Geyser just before midnight on Sunday when he tripped and fell into a hot spring, national park officials said in a press release.
Officials said Siemers was not using a flashlight, and rangers detected evidence of alcohol use.
Siemers managed to crawl out of the spring and walked back to the Old Faithful Inn, where he was staying. Paramedics responded to the inn after Siemers reported his injuries.
Siemers was taken to the Burn Center at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries. His current condition is unknown.
Read more: 2 tourists are facing charges after taking a photo looking directly down into Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park
Rangers visited the boardwalk where Siemers fell on Monday, where they found a shoe as well as a beer can, officials said.
Officials also found footprints and blood on the boardwalk.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Officials urged people to take "extreme caution" while on the boardwalk and around thermal features. They said the ground in hydrothermal areas is "fragile and thin, and there is scalding water just below the surface."
This is the first injury in thermal areas in Yellowstone in two years.
Via:https://www.businessinsider.com/man-fell-into-hot-spring-yellowstone-national-park-2019-10
Cade Edmond Siemers, a US citizen who lives in India, was going for a walk along a boardwalk near the Old Faithful Geyser just before midnight on Sunday when he tripped and fell into a hot spring, national park officials said in a press release.Officials said Siemers was not using a flashlight, and rangers detected evidence of alcohol use.
Siemers managed to crawl out of the spring and walked back to the Old Faithful Inn, where he was staying. Paramedics responded to the inn after Siemers reported his injuries.
Siemers was taken to the Burn Center at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries. His current condition is unknown.
Read more: 2 tourists are facing charges after taking a photo looking directly down into Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park
Rangers visited the boardwalk where Siemers fell on Monday, where they found a shoe as well as a beer can, officials said.
Officials also found footprints and blood on the boardwalk.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Officials urged people to take "extreme caution" while on the boardwalk and around thermal features. They said the ground in hydrothermal areas is "fragile and thin, and there is scalding water just below the surface."
This is the first injury in thermal areas in Yellowstone in two years.
Via:https://www.businessinsider.com/man-fell-into-hot-spring-yellowstone-national-park-2019-10
Selfie Slip Leaves 4 Dead at India Dam
Four members of the same family drowned at a dam in India Sunday after slipping into the water while trying to take a selfie.
Newlywed bride V Nivedha, 20, died alongside family members Sneha, 22, Kanniga, 20, and Santosh, 14, who was the first to slip into the water, according to local police in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Her husband, G Perumalsamy, 25, survived and managed to save his 15-year-old sister Yuvarani Perumalsamy.
More than 250 people around the world have died taking selfies since 2011.
India has recorded the highest number of selfie deaths of any country in the world, according to a 2018 study.
The incident took place at Pambar dam in the southern state, according to S Prabhakar, a senior police official from the district of Krishnagiri.
"They wanted to take a selfie at this spot on the dam and they slipped," Prabhakar told CNN.
"The water level increased while they were there."
The bodies of the deceased were recovered immediately.
Some 259 people worldwide died while taking selfies from October 2011 to November 2017, according to a study published in India's Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
They found that the most selfie deaths occurred in India, followed by Russia, the US and Pakistan. Most of the victims -- around 72% -- were men and under the age of 30.
India accounted for more than half the global total, with 159 reported selfie deaths since 2011. Researchers attributed the high number to the country's enormous population of people under 30.
The issue has drawn the attention of authorities, which have taken to implementing no-selfie zones in areas deemed high risk.
Via: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/asia/selfie-deaths-india-dam-scli-intl/index.html
Newlywed bride V Nivedha, 20, died alongside family members Sneha, 22, Kanniga, 20, and Santosh, 14, who was the first to slip into the water, according to local police in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Her husband, G Perumalsamy, 25, survived and managed to save his 15-year-old sister Yuvarani Perumalsamy.More than 250 people around the world have died taking selfies since 2011.
India has recorded the highest number of selfie deaths of any country in the world, according to a 2018 study.
The incident took place at Pambar dam in the southern state, according to S Prabhakar, a senior police official from the district of Krishnagiri.
"They wanted to take a selfie at this spot on the dam and they slipped," Prabhakar told CNN.
"The water level increased while they were there."
The bodies of the deceased were recovered immediately.
Some 259 people worldwide died while taking selfies from October 2011 to November 2017, according to a study published in India's Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
They found that the most selfie deaths occurred in India, followed by Russia, the US and Pakistan. Most of the victims -- around 72% -- were men and under the age of 30.
India accounted for more than half the global total, with 159 reported selfie deaths since 2011. Researchers attributed the high number to the country's enormous population of people under 30.
The issue has drawn the attention of authorities, which have taken to implementing no-selfie zones in areas deemed high risk.
Via: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/asia/selfie-deaths-india-dam-scli-intl/index.html
Man's Body Found In Manhole - Dead for Weeks
The medical examiner's office will determine the cause of death of a man whose decaying body was found in a Manhattan manhole, but detectives have apparently found surveillance footage that shows a person falling into the opening last month.The body was discovered early Tuesday morning, when Verizon workers went to open the manhole on 58th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue. They were confronted by a terrible smell and then saw the man. The authorities responded, and EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene.
The Post reports, "Surveillance video showed the man plunging into the open, unattended hole at about 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 30 — and never reemerging. The man had barged through a series of safety barriers set up by Verizon utility employees who were working underground at West 58th Street and Eighth Avenue, but who had left the hole unattended at the time of the incident."
About two hours later, workers, not realizing that someone had fallen into the manhole, put the cover back on, according to WABC 7.
The Post's sources said "the man had been partially eaten by rats and was badly decomposed by the time he was discovered."
There was a still "strong smell" around the manhole on Tuesday; WABC 7 spotted "Verizon crews... pumping fresh air into the shaft so they could eventually work there."
Via: https://nypost.com/2019/10/15/body-left-in-manhole-for-two-weeks-chewed-up-by-rats/
Friday, October 11, 2019
Man Dies Sliding Down Banister At Brooklyn Museum First Saturday
A promising young attorney carousing at a trendy Saturday night shindig died in a freak accident after he fell while sliding down a banister at the popular Brooklyn Museum, the Daily News has learned.Kirkland Dawson, 34, was at the Eastern Parkway gallery’s First Saturday celebration when he lost his balance on the third-floor staircase railing and plunged to the ground floor around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, cops said.
Dawson was rushed to New York-Presbyterian New York Methodist Hospital, where he died on Sunday.
“We’re really just hearing word of mouth what happened,” his sister, Taylor Dawson, told The News on Thursday.
“We still don’t really know. No one at the museum has reached out to his mom or me. A detective reached out to my mom and said it was a freak accident," she explained."He was falling from some type of landing and couldn’t stop his fall from the stairwell he was on. They said he suffered brain damage and head trauma.”
A museum spokeswoman, Taylor Maatman, confirmed to The News that Dawson fell while sliding down a banister in one of the stairwells.
“We’re deeply saddened by this tragic accident, and our heartfelt thoughts are with the visitor’s family and friends, and particularly those who were with Mr. Dawson that night,” Maatman said.
Via: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-man-dies-after-falling-off-third-floor-railing-brooklyn-museum-20191011-omwt3czm3nhglbgrgzwd3isygy-story.html?outputType=amp
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