Posted on 08/19/2022 3:58:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A young Brit has died in a tragic accident at the "volcano from hell" in Ecuador.
Gil Banks, 25, was attempting to climb up the Rucu Pichincha volcano near Quito on Sunday, August 14, when he fell to his death.
Banks was originally born in London and grew up in Newton Mearns before he emigrated with his family to Israel, Glasgow Live reported.
He leaves behind his Glaswegian father and English mother following the sad accident.
His horror death was confirmed by the Israeli Embassy in Ecuador.
The Times of Israel reported Banks had recently finished serving in an elite military unit and was travelling around South America.
Gil's friends paid tribute to him, saying he had a "great smile".
The huge Pinchincha volcano tops out at a dizzying 4,784m high and its most recent eruption was in August 1998, leaving Quito covered in a few inches of ash.
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Then, there is the town of Chilili outside Albuquerque.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwgnDn8ez9g
Mountains? Dying? I think this is a good way to go... just plan for it and then be forced to bail out.
I believe that is the weirdest post I have ever encountered on this site.
About 9 miles south of me.
Especially bad he had to die a second time after falling to his death.
I hope to meet my own death out in the woods on a long winter hike with wolves closing in.
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Being torn apart and eaten by wolves? Man that is a GREAT idea, and a very theatrical way to commit suicide! Don’t forget to get all the action on a video so your next of kin can post it here on FR. Can’t wait to see it!
Sad. RIP.
I figure that running into a tree on a motorcycle at 90mph when you are 90 years old would be a good way to go.
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Yeah but why wait until you’re 90 years old? Why not now? Anyway, the wolf packidea is much more dramatic!
Yes.
I want to die peacefully, in my sleep, like my grandfather.
—And not screaming like the passengers in the car he was driving....
Good one! I’m stealing it.
LOL
I have an extremely simple mind.
That particular ping is one of those I have decided that I simply will not be able to understand.
So glad to see a comment about it!
I am sure, it’s a good thing he/she posted....just cannot figure it out. LOL
Go ahead, I did!
That was from Saturday Night Live, 1990 or so, Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy.
My wife used to live around Tramway and Indian School Road.
Now days most people need a sign on the door as the leave home
THINK FIRST
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