Posted on 12/12/2014 3:40:49 AM PST by wtd
Michel du Cille, a Washington Post photographer who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his images capturing people in dire circumstances — from a natural disaster in Colombia to drugs and poverty in Miami to a prestigious military hospital dispensing unsatisfactory care in Washington — died on Thursday while on assignment in Liberia. He was 58.
Mr. du Cille suffered a heart attack and collapsed during a hike from a village where he had been covering the Ebola crisis with a reporter, The Post’s executive editor, Martin Baron, said in a note to the newsroom. He was driven to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
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"Recently, he had been covering Ebola patients and those who care for them. In an essay in October, he wrote that he felt compelled to cover the crisis despite the risk of becoming infected. “He was completely devoted to the story of Ebola, and he was determined to stay on the story despite its risks,” Mr. Baron said. “That is the sort of courage and passion he displayed throughout his career.” His travels to West Africa led Syracuse University to disinvite him in October from participating in a journalism workshop after a student expressed concern.
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Would not be surprised if it is the ebola that killed him.
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Interestingly, the article does not mention whether he was feeling ill prior to demise.
Ebola and heart attack have quite different symptoms.
What people forget is that people die of other things in Liberia, just like everywhere else.
In fact, somewhere around 50,000 people died in 2014 in Liberia from various causes other than Ebola. About 3000 died of Ebola.
“Hiking” in a tropical environment would be pretty stressful for a 58 year old guy.
Here is the best example of why the questions....Ebola 84% death rate, 17,000 infected with 6,000 dead. Hmmm....nope not even close to believing.
Well of course, if he had heart issues, that is not a help either, hiking in a tropical enviornment either. But when I saw the word “Liberia”, “ebola’ was the first thing that came to my mind, being it is one of the 3 countries in the “ebola hot zone.”
No way will I come within 1000 miles of anything Ebola. Its bad ju-ju. This guy tempted the fates just to feel good about the “mission” he was on.
You betcha.
RIP.
Rest in Peace.
Condolences to all families who have lost loved ones to Ebola. May they be comforted during this Christmas Season.
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
Thanks for the ping!
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