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New Hampshire Man Dies in Freak Hammock Accident While on Hike
New York Post ^
| June 1, 2021
| Mark Lungariello
Posted on 06/01/2021 5:33:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A New Hampshire man was killed in a freak accident when he tied his hammock to a tree — only to have it fall and crush him to death as he was lounging in the wilderness, authorities said.
Edward Murphy, 50, had tied the hammock at a tent site near the Wild River Trail in Bean’s Purchase – but it soon crashed down, the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game said in a press release.
“There was no evidence of foul play and all indications point to this being a tragic accident,” the release said.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dumbwaystodie; hammock; hammockdeath; hammockondeadtree; hiking; newhampshire; outdoors; treefellonhim; treeflonhim; treewasdead
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To: nickcarraway
Will they do a COVID test, just to be sure?
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:34:35 PM PDT
by
Pollard
To: nickcarraway
I hope he died quick.
One of my worst nightmares is being incapacitated, but conscious, and seeing the bugs towards me for a meal.
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:34:58 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(Just because I coughed on you does not mean that I have covid. It means that we have covid. )
To: nickcarraway
Hollow, rotten, weak tree?
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:36:53 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
To: nickcarraway
Must have been a hammock made out of steel girders to be able to crush him to death!
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:39:04 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
To: carriage_hill
Article says It was a dead spruce and that he set up the hammock after dark. It also said he was hiking New Hampshire’s highest peaks to raise money for his 16 year old daughter’s college fund. Very sad.
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:44:10 PM PDT
by
Atticus
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:44:11 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
To: nickcarraway
‘Sophomore dies in freak kiln accident...’
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:49:38 PM PDT
by
A strike
(Were there rainbows before the Flood ?)
To: A strike
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:54:24 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
(ISAIAH 5:20)
To: nickcarraway
Using hiking as a basis for a go fund me page to raise money for your kid’s college seems lame. Why didn’t he just get a second job?
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:54:47 PM PDT
by
alternatives?
(If our borders are not secure, why fund an army?)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:55:44 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
To: SIDENET
I think it was actually ‘Sophomore dies in kiln explosion.’
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:57:54 PM PDT
by
A strike
(Were there rainbows before the Flood ?)
To: A strike
“Jacques Cousteau dies in bathtub accident.”
- George Carlin
To: nickcarraway
this points out the overdue need for tree control.
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posted on
06/01/2021 5:59:29 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
To: Disambiguator
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posted on
06/01/2021 6:02:17 PM PDT
by
A strike
(Were there rainbows before the Flood ?)
To: A strike
I think so too.
(RIP Fawn Leibowitz)
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posted on
06/01/2021 6:06:06 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
(ISAIAH 5:20)
To: nickcarraway
Sometimes it’s just not your day.
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posted on
06/01/2021 6:11:12 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: SIDENET
It’s too bad, she was my favorite Fawn.
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posted on
06/01/2021 6:11:23 PM PDT
by
A strike
(Were there rainbows before the Flood ?)
To: nickcarraway
“in Bean’s Purchase”
For him it was Farm’s Purchase.
To: A strike
“It’s too bad, she was my favorite Fawn.”
OK, but that girl that replaced her was kinda hot.
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posted on
06/01/2021 6:17:40 PM PDT
by
A strike
(Were there rainbows before the Flood ?)
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