Search under way after TV presenter Michael Mosley goes missing in Greece
[quote]TV presenter Michael Mosley, known for popularising the 5:2 diet, has gone missing while on holiday on the Greek island of Symi. A search and rescue operation is under way, including a police dog and a drone searching hard to reach areas.
[quote]Greek Police said Mosley left his wife on the beach and set off on a walk to the centre of the island on Wednesday. His phone was found in the place he was staying with his wife, who reported him missing.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 182 | June 22, 2024 2:36 PM
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Sounds like a case of someone wanting to start a new life.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 6, 2024 5:26 PM
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I’m sure the life he hopefully still has is more than happy. He is a very successful broadcaster on health issues in the UK, and his 5:2 diet book, written with his wife, has sold millions. It works. A friend of mine has reversed his type 2 diabetes.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 6, 2024 5:32 PM
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He was walking in 104°F heat. My guess is getting overheated, didn’t have any water, he tried going for a dip in the water, blacked out and drowned. I know a few times I’ve gotten overheated, with tunnel vision and close to blacking out.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 6, 2024 5:42 PM
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[quote] His phone was found in the place he was staying with his wife, who reported him missing.
Wife killed him. Get on it, DL sleuths!
by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 6, 2024 6:05 PM
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He left the phone behind because he doesn’t want to be traced. He’s not the first and won’t be the last man to drop everything and start anew.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 6, 2024 6:09 PM
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The music video for Greece's 2022 Eurovision entry was shot on Symi, really stunning place.
However, there are also venomous snakes there and you can easily trip over and fall in the rocky interior. Probably a heat stroke, like r3 said.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 6 | June 6, 2024 6:12 PM
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What's a tv presenter, precious, what's a tv presenter?
by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 6, 2024 6:14 PM
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He presents a TV programme, he doesn't "anchor" the evening news. Not hard to understand the difference.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 6, 2024 6:17 PM
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When my 79 year old mother heard the news her reaction was ‘I never liked him’.
Make of that what you will.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 6, 2024 6:21 PM
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If there was a body in the bushes, they probably would have found him by now.
Was he suicidal? Did he have another life to escape to?
In this digital age it would be pretty difficult to disappear without a trace.
If he ended up in the water, he'll wash up or float.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 6, 2024 6:27 PM
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There's a significant amount of violent crime in Greece, with a particularly high surge since the pandemic. Organized crime, human trafficking, armed robbery and muggings, and drug trafficking among others. It's geographical location makes it ideal for cartels and human traffickers. There's a high chance a similar fate to those hot Australian surfers befell him.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 6, 2024 6:57 PM
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He asks that you respect his privacy while he completes his transition.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 6, 2024 7:01 PM
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Botox Chucky is having his alibi checked
by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 6, 2024 7:03 PM
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Maybe he thought he was on Fire Island Pines, walked into the woods for a blow job and got lost
by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 6, 2024 7:14 PM
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He probably died from a heart attack like that Atkins diet guy, I think Atkins was his name.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 6, 2024 7:17 PM
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Where are the soft butch sous chefs of DL? They need to investigate this caper.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 6, 2024 7:22 PM
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Two things-
#1- This will end in tears 😭
#2- Can I have his stuff?
by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 6, 2024 7:47 PM
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[quote]#2- Can I have his stuff?
Only if you're Greek-active.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 6, 2024 7:50 PM
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He's fine! He sends his love!
by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 7, 2024 2:02 AM
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He found a "gloryhole" in an old toilet road stop.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 7, 2024 2:07 AM
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I bet the “Greek Table” Create Channel program chef’s ate him.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 7, 2024 2:10 AM
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Merda! Di nuovo:
I bet the “Greek Table” Create Channel program’s chef at him.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 7, 2024 2:11 AM
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^Okay, I give up (sorry!). 🤷♂️
by Anonymous | reply 23 | June 7, 2024 2:12 AM
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Apparently the guy can have transient amnesia when he gets into cold water. I’ve never heard of such a thing and anyway, the water here must be warm.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | June 8, 2024 2:44 PM
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It’s probably going to end up being something stupid and tragic like falling and hurting himself to the point he couldn’t get up or passing out from the heat. The weird part is why he apparently got so far off the normal paths and there’s been no sight of him on the drones or other air searches. If he was conscious at any point you’d think he would have set up his umbrella for better visibility to searchers.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | June 8, 2024 3:06 PM
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He made it as far as a village. He could’ve gotten overheated, lightheaded, and saw a shed and tried to get out of the sun. But it’s a small place, someone would’ve found him by now.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | June 8, 2024 3:47 PM
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WHY OH WHY did he not take his phone with him.
His behavior sounds strange.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | June 8, 2024 4:22 PM
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R27 Not everyone is glued to their phone at all times—especially not older people. Maybe he was just on vacation and trying to disconnect.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | June 8, 2024 4:40 PM
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Must have been a fast day. Tomorrow he’ll go looking for souvlaki.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | June 8, 2024 5:52 PM
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R28- Glued to my phone?
I'm not a TWEEN.
Almost everyone keeps their cell phone in their pocket all day - I'm saying when they're home but certainly if they're on a hike in Greece in 104 degrees fahrenheit.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | June 8, 2024 7:22 PM
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[quote] Not everyone is glued to their phone at all times—especially not older people.
I take my phone with me every time I leave the house. I’m not glued to it. It’s usually powered off. I have it for emergencies. I would say older people are especially mindful of having a phone with them for that purpose.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | June 8, 2024 7:51 PM
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I agree, that he left his phone at home sounds very suspicious. Abduction and/or murder. What did the wife say?
by Anonymous | reply 32 | June 8, 2024 8:01 PM
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I frequently leave my phone at home when I take short walks around my neighborhood and more than frequently on vacation. I don't see any reason to have it on me unless I need it for uber, directions, or music so it's just extra weight. If I go for runs at night I will have my house keys and mace with me (I live in a city), but I leave my wallet and phone. If I'm on vacation at the beach and I'm with someone else who has their phone on them, I see no reason to bring mine. Just one more thing to worry about getting wet or sandy or stolen. Or maybe his phone was close to dying so he left it on the charger before they headed down to the beach. If his wife had hers, he'd have no reason to worry. If they'd been to the area before and he was familiar with the beach, he wouldn't be concerned about getting lost on his walk.
I'm just saying, not everyone carries their phone with them all the time—you might, but not everyone does and his not having it on him is not automatically suspicious.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | June 9, 2024 12:15 AM
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There's a blind item on agc that claims he has his mistress travel to this island separately from himself and his wife. I bet he slipped out to meet her and had a medical emergency and was abandoned.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | June 9, 2024 12:19 AM
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[quote] I frequently leave my phone at home when I take short walks around my neighborhood and more than frequently on vacation. I don't see any reason to have it on me unless I need it for uber, directions, or music so it's just extra weight.
Has this story taught you a lesson on how stupid that is?
by Anonymous | reply 36 | June 9, 2024 12:41 AM
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AGC compiles blinds from a variety of sources. Most come from CDAN. Yes, CDAN is silly, but sometimes they have tips that turn out to be true. At any rate, the theory that he met a mistress is no less plausible than any other.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | June 9, 2024 12:44 AM
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Another thing people should do with their iPhone besides just keeping it with them whenever they go out, is to set it up to always share its location with a family member or friend. The location tracking is not only helpful for finding a lost phone, if it stays with you, it can also locate you or your body if you go missing.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | June 9, 2024 12:48 AM
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He was devoured by a pack of hot young male cannibals!
by Anonymous | reply 39 | June 9, 2024 12:49 AM
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An accident, Dolores, can be an unhappy woman's best friend.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | June 9, 2024 1:08 AM
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I really don't think it's that odd that he didn't take his phone. My dad is the same age as him and forgets his phone all the time.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | June 9, 2024 1:17 AM
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I think him leaving the phone and “feeling ill” suggests he slipped away for an assignation. He may have walked out of his life.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | June 9, 2024 1:42 AM
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They have shifted focus to a cave, that has become cut off when the tide came in.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | June 9, 2024 1:44 AM
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How high exactly are the tides on Symi? We're not talking about the Atlantic Ocean.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | June 9, 2024 1:46 AM
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It doesn't look good for Mosley after being missing for 3 days now.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | June 9, 2024 1:47 AM
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r45 I just came here to say the same thing. This isn't a "ran away with a mistress" scenario
by Anonymous | reply 46 | June 9, 2024 2:29 AM
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Yeah this isn't going to end well R46. Definitley not a ran away with the mistress scenario. He's too famous to do that anyway and not be caught.
I just watched this close up video of the area he was walking (linked). He must have had an accident - tripped and fallen - maybe bashed his head on a rock and knocked himself out then the sun got him or he bled out. It's such a small area it's very strange that they can't find his body.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 47 | June 9, 2024 3:37 AM
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People love to believe the oh he wanted to just live another life. It’s fun to wear rose colored glasses.
The truth is he is likely dead somewhere, and not yet found. Ok, it’s a small village — not a strip mall,
by Anonymous | reply 48 | June 9, 2024 3:59 AM
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r47 Great video, thanks. The rocky terrain in the uninhabited areas of that island is so open, they would have surely spotted his body by now with the drones and the dogs and just with the naked eye. As speculated by others already, I think he went for a swim, had a heat stroke, and got washed out into the sea.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | June 9, 2024 4:11 AM
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Hope the cocky bitch is dead
by Anonymous | reply 50 | June 9, 2024 4:23 AM
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I assume r50 is a fat whore who has attempted the 5:2 diet in the past, but it didn't take.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | June 9, 2024 4:29 AM
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R50 "Cocky bitch"? By all accounts he's a terribly lovely man and well-loved in his industry. I've personally always enjoyed his work and he seemed dedicated to helping people be healthier. He always seemed kind and humble in any segment I've seen him in.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | June 9, 2024 4:34 AM
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That's what I've heard too R53. He exhibits a genuine drive to help other people and that's what everyone who has anything to do with him says about him. I've never heard a bad word about him and he isn't afraid to tackle difficult issues.
R50 is likely grossly obese and furious about it because she can't stop shovelling processed garbage foods into her cavernous gaping hole of a mouth.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | June 9, 2024 4:37 AM
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[quote] The truth is he is likely dead somewhere, and not yet found.
That would be a lesson for other people also trying to start a new life.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | June 9, 2024 5:34 AM
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Have they checked the cabins?
by Anonymous | reply 56 | June 9, 2024 6:06 AM
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I'm with r27. Not a good idea to go for a walk without a phone in an unfamiliar country ìn extreme weather.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | June 9, 2024 6:25 AM
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Professor Peacock in the conservatory with the candlestick.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | June 9, 2024 6:56 AM
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They have found a body sadly
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 59 | June 9, 2024 8:15 AM
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There's no way this much effort would have been made to locate a missing trans sex worker of colour.
Talk about white cis het male privilege
by Anonymous | reply 60 | June 9, 2024 8:20 AM
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That's too bad. :( a very sad outcome, and yes...perhaps having his phone on his person may have prevented his death...so a cautionary tale for others that set out on walks/hikes without their phone.
At any rate, very sad conclusion.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | June 9, 2024 8:22 AM
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Oh that's really sad news R59.
"A police source speaking about the discovery of a body - which has yet to be identified - told BBC News the deceased had been dead "for a number of days".
I wonder what happened? He was such a fit man.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | June 9, 2024 8:32 AM
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Just saw a tweet by someone filming the police saying "They are holding their noses, suggesting the body has decomposed".
What fucking ghouls film that and share it? No dignity.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | June 9, 2024 8:42 AM
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[quote] A police source speaking about the discovery of a body - which has yet to be identified - told BBC News the deceased had been dead "for a number of days".
That he was already dead when he walked away makes this case more interesting.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | June 9, 2024 9:07 AM
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He’s in a heap at the bottom of a hill. He tripped and fell on those hideously painful-looking rocks.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | June 9, 2024 9:12 AM
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[quote]That he was already dead when he walked away makes this case more interesting.
This makes zero sense to me. Anybody else know what it's supposed to mean?
by Anonymous | reply 66 | June 9, 2024 9:21 AM
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This gives me hope for horrible things happening to successful or prideful people, my favorite headline since the rich Berkeley kid who ODd or the billionaire sub. It also reminds me of Hugh Edwards chasing twink cunt across the UK before he lost it all lmao. Great times.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | June 9, 2024 9:27 AM
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[quote] Yes, CDAN is silly, but sometimes they have tips that turn out to be true
No “they” absolutely don’t. He is a trump conspiracist and he makes shit up. All the time.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | June 9, 2024 9:29 AM
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R68 what makes you think he was prideful? Are you equating success with pride?
by Anonymous | reply 70 | June 9, 2024 9:32 AM
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Manhunt underway for Soft Butch Souvlaki Chef
by Anonymous | reply 71 | June 9, 2024 9:35 AM
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What your fucking problem R68 you miserable cunt? Are you an antivaxxer? Dr Mosley really hated anti-vaxxers.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | June 9, 2024 9:36 AM
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I know CDAN makes stuff up. He also posts rumors circulating elsewhere. Sometimes those rumors turn out to be true, like it or not.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | June 9, 2024 9:41 AM
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Greek news reporting he was found out in the open next to a fence. Terrible, but the most surprising thing here is that it took them this long to find him.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | June 9, 2024 9:54 AM
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Warning, (blurred) body is visible in this Greek article.
[quote]The body of the unfortunate Briton was found by the ERT camera, while filming from the sea footage from the area of the investigations.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 75 | June 9, 2024 9:56 AM
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[quote]According to the mayor of Symi, "the body was found on the land 10 meters from the beach, next to a fence of a plot of land, and that's why it had not been found for so many days".
[quote]"The man crossed all the way, reached his destination and 10 meters from the beach he stumbled, fell... I don't know what to say... 200 people use this beach every day and many boats come and go every day," the mayor of the island, Lefteris Papakalodoukas, told SKAI.
Damn, died ten metres away from the beach that's used constantly. But fell in such a way that no one could see him.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | June 9, 2024 10:03 AM
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He's died wedged somewhere.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | June 9, 2024 10:07 AM
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Many of those little Greek islands including this one are mostly dry brown rock. When it's hot, it's unbearable and dangerous. I don't know why these islands are popular as tourist destinations. There is no flora or fauna. There are not many cute villages on rural roads because there are very few if any farming operations. A big brown rock.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 78 | June 9, 2024 10:29 AM
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Oh this is sad; I liked him. I figured it was probably an accident like this.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | June 9, 2024 10:35 AM
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Sad story. The heat is serious and best to be avoided midday. People can easily underestimate it if not familiar. As a side note, this place looks seriously unappealing for a holiday. Barren rocks and scorching sun. I’m not a beach person and would be bored very quickly.
by Anonymous | reply 80 | June 9, 2024 10:37 AM
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Such a sad way to go. He was a good man doing good things in this world. RIP Michael.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | June 9, 2024 10:39 AM
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Very, very strange he went out without his phone. Unless it was flat and charging at his accommodation?
So sad, and pointless. He was a good guy.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | June 9, 2024 10:43 AM
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[quote]I don't know why these islands are popular as tourist destinations.
Because the inhabited portions look picturesque. It's the same shit with Santorini and most other Greek islands. People go there as a status symbol, not for recreational activities. The more obscure and exclusive the island, the better.
I hate the summer, so Greece is a no for me. But I'm also poor, so I don't have much of a choice either way.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 83 | June 9, 2024 10:44 AM
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I'm another one who doesn't find it strange at all that he went out without his phone. You're on a holiday on a (relatively) small island. If now's not the time to unplug, then when is? To some, the mere presence of a phone causes stress, and that's especially true for older people.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | June 9, 2024 10:47 AM
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At first, I thought you guys were talking about this Michael Mosley.
RIP to the British broadcaster, btw.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 85 | June 9, 2024 10:50 AM
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"I frequently leave my phone at home when I take short walks around my neighborhood and more than frequently on vacation. I don't see any reason to have it on me unless I need it for uber, directions, or music so it's just extra weight."
R33 Emergencies have the tendemcy to occur at umforeseen times. From accidents when you wind up in hospital, calling help for others... Please take your phone with you.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | June 9, 2024 11:05 AM
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[quote] People love to believe the oh he wanted to just live another life. It’s fun to wear rose colored glasses.
I knew someone who, after the Corrie McKeague inquest was complete, still insisted there was a 50/50 chance Corrie ran off to restart his life under a new identity in somewhere like Ibiza. Corrie had a habit of sleeping in bins while drunk, and was last seen on CCTV drunkenly heading towards a bin loading area. The following day, the bin was recorded as being unusually heavy - heavy enough to contain an adult man. You don't have to be Poirot to realise that the chances that Corrie's living his best life in Ibiza are rather lower than 50%.
by Anonymous | reply 88 | June 9, 2024 12:37 PM
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They found the body, just outside the fence to another resort.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 89 | June 9, 2024 1:16 PM
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He would probably still be alive if he had taken his phone with him.
I do partial fasting based on a show of his from PBS ca. 2013.
Wednesday and Saturday I do not eat dinner. By the time I eat breakfast the next day it has been at least 20 hour since I've eaten. I've been doing this for over four years.
by Anonymous | reply 90 | June 9, 2024 1:20 PM
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I found him-dead.Whats my priz?
by Anonymous | reply 91 | June 9, 2024 1:22 PM
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He’s fine! He sends his love!!
—Julian Sands
by Anonymous | reply 92 | June 9, 2024 1:51 PM
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R90 what positive effects do you find from your fasting?
by Anonymous | reply 93 | June 9, 2024 2:06 PM
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Poor fella doesn't even rate an Is Dead To Me.
by Anonymous | reply 94 | June 9, 2024 2:16 PM
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I'm not r90 but when I fast I don't snore, I wake up refreshed and with a flat stomach and I eliminate first thing in the morning without effort.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | June 9, 2024 2:19 PM
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r94 We usually don't do a DEAD to me thread when we already have an ongoing death watch thread like this one.
by Anonymous | reply 96 | June 9, 2024 2:25 PM
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R95 does it help you lose weight?
by Anonymous | reply 97 | June 9, 2024 2:27 PM
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r95 A healthy person should be able to eliminate regularly and easily without fasting. Healthy diet, enough water and exercise and fibre on a daily basis should keep your peristalsis regular. Fasting can damage the muscles, which you'll be relying on more and more as you get older and other health issues appear.
Glycemic control and moving your ass is what is needed for weight loss, not the occasional fast.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | June 9, 2024 2:28 PM
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His wife said they can take comfort because he almost made it. Weird thing to say. Had to be frustrating collapsing and hearing people in the distance but they don't know you are there and need help.
by Anonymous | reply 99 | June 9, 2024 2:40 PM
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r97, I initially lost five stubborn pounds which is really all I had to lose and have maintained it.
r98, To clarify, it helped me to eliminate immediately upon rising which is an instant energy boost instead of having to waiting until after I've had my coffee. I believe there is merit to the autophagy fasting provides and I move my ass plenty and am actually quite healthy. I hope whatever is going on in your life that causes you to be unpleasant gets better.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | June 9, 2024 2:50 PM
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Does eliminating mean taking a dump, for us less fancy folk?
by Anonymous | reply 101 | June 9, 2024 2:52 PM
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I've been intermittent fasting on 8:16 since February. I've lost twelve pounds. Part of that is also eating (somewhat) better. I don't believe that you can cram bad food into your ok to eat window. (At least not entirely.)
by Anonymous | reply 102 | June 9, 2024 3:02 PM
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peristalsis = intestines doing motion to reverse fudge packing.
by Anonymous | reply 103 | June 9, 2024 3:03 PM
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R102 what does 8:16 mean?
by Anonymous | reply 104 | June 9, 2024 3:03 PM
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R104, 8 hour eating window, sixteen hours fasting. Daily. I eat between 11 am and 7 pm or noon and 8 pm and then fast through.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | June 9, 2024 3:15 PM
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8:16 means an eight-hour window in which you’re allowed to eat and then 16 hours of fasting. I’ve been doing this for a few years and I’ve lost 20 pounds. I eat between noon and 8 pm. Quite easy once you get used to it.
by Anonymous | reply 106 | June 9, 2024 3:15 PM
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He fell on a bunch of rocks. Probably knocked unconscious. Phone wouldn’t have helped.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | June 9, 2024 3:15 PM
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R106, do you reduce your food intake or eat as much as you would within the window as you would prior to 8:16?
by Anonymous | reply 108 | June 9, 2024 3:18 PM
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To R66, is he a Zombie now?
by Anonymous | reply 109 | June 9, 2024 3:26 PM
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Is his death irony-irony, or Alanis irony?
by Anonymous | reply 110 | June 9, 2024 3:28 PM
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The idea of expiring slowly behind that stone wall, trapped and exposed in the heat on what looks like the surface of Mars, is really freaking me out
by Anonymous | reply 111 | June 9, 2024 3:31 PM
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Was he walking over the rocks too fast or to fast?
by Anonymous | reply 112 | June 9, 2024 3:44 PM
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The right-wing loon at r60 saw a man's death as a chance to take potshots at trans people
Republicans are insane
by Anonymous | reply 113 | June 9, 2024 4:11 PM
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Paranoia's not exactly a gold star there, R113.
by Anonymous | reply 114 | June 9, 2024 4:13 PM
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He made it all the way over that hill to the next resort, only to find himself behind an endless stone wall enclosing the private beach
by Anonymous | reply 115 | June 9, 2024 4:28 PM
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R80: " As a side note, this place looks seriously unappealing for a holiday. Barren rocks and scorching sun. I’m not a beach person and would be bored very quickly. "
It reminds me of the unfortunate Gerrish family who all died from heat stroke at Yosemite. The trail they chose, for some ungodly reason, was the Savage Lundy Trail. A previous fire had scorched the area, therefore there was no shade and a 2,000 ft climb uphill in 113 degree heat. It looked dystopian. I will never understand what the appeal was.
by Anonymous | reply 116 | June 9, 2024 4:53 PM
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[quote]Poor fella doesn't even rate an Is Dead To Me.
At least he was lucky in that one way.
by Anonymous | reply 118 | June 9, 2024 5:36 PM
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R11 violent crime in Greece is still fairly rare.
by Anonymous | reply 119 | June 9, 2024 7:02 PM
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R105, I'd say I eat the same lunch and dinner as I would have before starting the 8:16, but no breakfast and no snacking after 8 pm. I thought giving up breakfast would be the hard part, but that was easy. No snacking after 8 pm takes more discipline, for me at least.
by Anonymous | reply 120 | June 9, 2024 7:24 PM
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R112 that's twisted but made me chuckle. Well dune!
by Anonymous | reply 121 | June 9, 2024 7:43 PM
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R120 do you have any liquids or fruit before the window opens in the morning?
by Anonymous | reply 122 | June 9, 2024 7:44 PM
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^Coffee but no juice or food.
by Anonymous | reply 123 | June 9, 2024 8:51 PM
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Phones also have maps on them.
He took a wrong turn.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | June 9, 2024 10:09 PM
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has anyone mentioned how ironic it would be if he ended up running out of energy (and thus expiring from exhaustion then heat) because of his fasting routine?
by Anonymous | reply 125 | June 9, 2024 10:13 PM
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He was kinda low key cute
by Anonymous | reply 126 | June 10, 2024 1:31 AM
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I wonder how often this sort of thing happens with non-celebs and only gets reported in the local news. In other words, was this a freak accident or is it a common occurrence.
by Anonymous | reply 127 | June 10, 2024 3:59 AM
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R103- Fudge packing sounds like what the Keebler Elves did in the 1970's to make their cookies so tasty.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 128 | June 10, 2024 4:02 AM
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Mad dogs and Englishmen...
by Anonymous | reply 129 | June 10, 2024 4:24 AM
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[quote]Dr Clare Bailey said she and the couple’s four children took comfort in the fact that he “had almost made it”, after his body was found close to a coastal resort on Sunday.
[quote]“We’re taking comfort in the fact that he so very nearly made it. He did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn’t be easily seen by the extensive search team.”
If I were she, the fact that he "nearly made it" would make it seem all the sadder that he didn't.
by Anonymous | reply 130 | June 10, 2024 4:57 AM
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I'm not telling the poor woman how to grieve and cope with this tragic situation, but that doesn't seem like much comfort to me at all. Whether he'd almost made it or if he was found further away from the beach, the end result is that he's dead. Horrible accidents like this happen all the time, no use overlaying them with some noble narrative.
by Anonymous | reply 131 | June 10, 2024 5:05 AM
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r131, you realize your third sentence completely contradicts the first clause of your first sentence.
by Anonymous | reply 132 | June 10, 2024 5:12 AM
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An interview with the man who found the body:
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 133 | June 10, 2024 8:48 AM
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On a wholesome note, it sounds as though the locals went out of their way to help with the search.
by Anonymous | reply 135 | June 10, 2024 1:45 PM
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If the police believe it was natural causes, we’ll never know who the killer was.
by Anonymous | reply 136 | June 10, 2024 2:02 PM
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67? Probably a heart attack.
by Anonymous | reply 137 | June 10, 2024 2:06 PM
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R136- Are they saying his death had nothing to do with the 104 degree temperatures or the fact that he was dehydrated.
It sounds very unclear to me.
by Anonymous | reply 138 | June 10, 2024 2:18 PM
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Why would a man of means be outside when it’s 104 and not inside with air conditioning?
by Anonymous | reply 139 | June 10, 2024 3:27 PM
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British people - it rains so much in UK that they pay a fortune to vacation on a scorching rock. They just want to remind themselves what the sun looks like.
by Anonymous | reply 140 | June 10, 2024 5:15 PM
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R139- Something is still amiss- I still have to ask the question 🙋♂️ again
Why didn’t he take his phone with him?
by Anonymous | reply 141 | June 10, 2024 6:02 PM
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R141- Because people are stupid? They go hiking in scorching heat with an inadequate supply of water, improper clothing, no GPS locator in areas without cell phone service, hiking during a snowstorm, and many are 60 and older. I'm sorry, but people are stupid and reckless.
by Anonymous | reply 142 | June 10, 2024 6:16 PM
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He was 67 years old - my age. I try to remember to take my phone with me all the time but sometimes I forget because I grew up without carrying a phone around. Sometimes I concentrate on carrying other things - water, sunglasses, key card, sunscreen - and forget the phone.
It’s hard for some people to understand …my doctor’s office is annoyed with me because I go outdoors to garden and leave my phone indoors - or even leave my phone upstairs for hours while I’m downstairs - and I don’t get their message until late at night, so I don’t answer til next day. I just don’t make sure my phone is with me at all times.
Plus phones don’t fit in pockets anymore. Flip phones and candy bar phones did. I sometimes wear my old winter jacket which has a phone pocket in the sleeve.. Blast from the past, lol.
by Anonymous | reply 143 | June 10, 2024 6:17 PM
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You never heard of the ironic lol for early 21st century nostalgia?
by Anonymous | reply 145 | June 10, 2024 6:47 PM
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First post-mortem says no marks from injuries etc...so dehydration or sun stroke I guess.
by Anonymous | reply 146 | June 10, 2024 7:49 PM
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He made it all the way over the hill only to find himself trapped behind a stone wall, just a few feet away from oblivious beachgoers and survival.
What a horrifying way to go
by Anonymous | reply 147 | June 11, 2024 5:02 AM
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I always enjoyed his weekly suggestions for improving wellbeing. He tried them all himself, and had an engaging style of presenting whether they helped or not.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 148 | June 11, 2024 6:27 AM
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If a vacation ends up killing you, you've made some bad choices. We've seem many examples of this on DL.
by Anonymous | reply 149 | June 11, 2024 8:41 AM
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His epitaph:
"Do as I say, not as I do."
by Anonymous | reply 151 | June 11, 2024 9:41 AM
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111 degrees. If he hadn't died last week, he'd've died this week.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 152 | June 11, 2024 10:43 AM
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This is such a shame, for him, his loved ones. All the people who benefited from his work.
by Anonymous | reply 153 | June 11, 2024 11:45 AM
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He was spared by the Greek gods from having to see the decline and fall of diets, thanks to injectables.
by Anonymous | reply 154 | June 11, 2024 12:09 PM
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R143- My IPhone 7 fits in my pocket very easily.
by Anonymous | reply 155 | June 11, 2024 12:39 PM
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[quote] He made it all the way over the hill only to find himself trapped behind a stone wall, just a few feet away from oblivious beachgoers and survival.
He could have yelled for help, but he wasn’t one to burden other people with his problems. I respect that.
by Anonymous | reply 156 | June 11, 2024 1:20 PM
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Tribute programme on planned for Friday.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 157 | June 11, 2024 1:20 PM
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Am I the only one who thought he was good looking?
by Anonymous | reply 158 | June 11, 2024 1:38 PM
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We thought he was great too.
by Anonymous | reply 159 | June 11, 2024 1:39 PM
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R158 You're not alone! Especially for a Brit, he looked freaking fantastic for 67.
by Anonymous | reply 161 | June 11, 2024 2:08 PM
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R161- His excellent diet might be responsible for that - at least partly.
by Anonymous | reply 162 | June 11, 2024 2:13 PM
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He looks like a precocious child in this pic.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 163 | June 11, 2024 2:55 PM
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r120, I drink bone broth to quell the hunger past 6pm (my window is 6am- 6pm)
by Anonymous | reply 164 | June 11, 2024 3:21 PM
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It was a bar on a beach, R156. Even if he'd been capable of shouting, it's doubtful anyone would have heard him. The answer to R141's question might be that he and his wife had spent the morning on another beach. Young people probably take their phones to the beach, because apparently they die if they can't take a selfie every 20 seconds when in scenery, but most older people would think that if you were both going in swimming, the phone was safer back at the house.
I found this story particularly upsetting because nobody pursues the kind of career Mosley did without having a strong drive to prolong his own life/avoid his own death. That all that good medicine he applied so enthusiastically to himself was wasted through one set of stupid decisions seems to me to make it more awful.
The authorities seem to be saying now he had a heart attack, but would he have done so--or died of it--if he hadn't been out walking in the middle of the day, without his phone, in an unknown and treeless country, in 100 degree heat, at age 67? Possibly, but for a guy who spent his life minimising medical harms, it's almost Sophoclean. The Fates will get you however much you dodge.
by Anonymous | reply 165 | June 11, 2024 4:07 PM
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I was taught since I was a kid not to walk around in the middle of the day in scorching heat when we were on vacation at the seaside, I have no idea what he was thinking. That time should be spent having a siesta, that's kinda why you're on vacation.
[quote]The Fates will get you however much you dodge.
Especially when you're fucking around in their homeland!
by Anonymous | reply 166 | June 11, 2024 4:18 PM
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R166- I have posted about this before , but I actually experienced a heat stroke when I was 16. Young, fit, no alcohol or drugs. ( That day. 😜) We went to the beach and my friends left for a bit to get some lunch. I suddenly felt weak, confused. I was surrounded by people on the beach but I was too weak and confused to ask for help. I could not call out or raise my arms. My friends returned and called EMT's. They then packed me in ice for about 10 minutes. Still, the EMT' s recorded my temperature at 105 degrees. This is why the heat is so deadly. By the time you realize that you are in trouble, you are too weak and incapacitated to help yourself. All of this happened in a time frame of around 45 minutes. That is how quickly one can die. The EMT told us that if my friends had been 15 minutes later than they were, it would have probably been fatal.
by Anonymous | reply 167 | June 11, 2024 8:51 PM
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Brits are notorious for not appreciating heat danger when they visit hot countries.
by Anonymous | reply 168 | June 12, 2024 5:15 AM
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R167
That is terrifying. Did you have any subsequent health issues that day or beyond?
The closest I’ve gotten is when I’ve stupidly used my push mower in blazing Texas afternoon heat and my vision went dark a couple of times. I thought it was my BP which is always low, but wonder if it was heat exhaustion coming on.
by Anonymous | reply 170 | June 12, 2024 6:13 AM
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R170- No health problems. I was a very healthy 16 year old. One thing that I realized afterwards was that I had stopped sweating. The beginning signs of a heat stroke are very subtle, almost unnoticeable. You stop sweating and may experience minor nausea. Then all of sudden you are so weak that you can't even lift your arm, much less walk. It was terrifying and to this this day I am sensitive to heat. It would be a horrific way to die .
by Anonymous | reply 171 | June 12, 2024 11:38 AM
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I'm assuming closed casket.
by Anonymous | reply 172 | June 12, 2024 2:04 PM
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Heatwave I posted about at r152 claiming more lives. Link in the next comment.
[quote]Dutch tourist found dead on Greek isle as two Americans and two French tourists missing across three islands
[quote]A missing Dutch tourist was found dead early Saturday on the eastern Greek island of Samos, the latest in a string of cases in which tourists on Greek islands have died or gone missing. Some, if not all, had set out on hikes in blistering hot temperatures. Two Americans and two French tourists have also recently been reported missing.
[quote]Temperatures across Greece on Saturday were more than 10 degrees Celsius (18F) lower than on Thursday, when they peaked at almost 45C (113F). They are expected to rise again from Sunday, although not to heatwave levels.
by Anonymous | reply 173 | June 18, 2024 5:15 AM
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[post redacted because independent.co.uk thinks that links to their ridiculous rag are a bad thing. Somebody might want to tell them how the internet works. Or not. We don't really care. They do suck though. Our advice is that you should not click on the link and whatever you do, don't read their truly terrible articles.]
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 174 | June 18, 2024 5:16 AM
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I don't sweat like most people do. I learned that in my early 20s, and adjusted...made sure I had appropriate hydration. My face often turned very red when I hiked and I had to make sure I had enough fluids to be sure I was okay.
Most people don't have that benefit because they think it's a given.
It's not.
by Anonymous | reply 175 | June 18, 2024 5:38 AM
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Science behind what's happening here, mostly dealing with the (extreme) heat's effects on the brain. Also, who is vulnerable and how to protect yourself.
[quote]“There is a common pattern,” Petros Vassilakis, the police spokesman for the Southern Aegean, told Reuters, “they all went for a hike amid high temperatures.”
[quote]Some scientists say what’s happening in Greece offers a warning sign about the impacts of extreme heat on the body, and in particular the brain, potentially causing confusion, affecting people’s decision-making abilities and even their perception of risk. As climate change fuels longer and more severe heat waves, scientists are trying to unravel how our brains will cope.
Great photo of Symi accompanying the article. Shame it's such a deathtrap.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 176 | June 21, 2024 4:17 PM
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All of the missing/dead people are over 60 except one who is 59.
I’m old. I just went outside to water my plants. Ran the water through the hose for 8 minutes before it cooled down enough to water the plants. Proceeded to water my arms, my shins and my feet with cold water. We gotta cool down out there. We’re old as fuck.
by Anonymous | reply 177 | June 21, 2024 6:13 PM
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I sweat a lot less now that I am old and unfuckable, but I’m able to tolerate higher temperatures.
by Anonymous | reply 178 | June 21, 2024 7:44 PM
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R178- You have more tolerance for the heat and less tolerance for the cold.
How old are you?
by Anonymous | reply 179 | June 21, 2024 8:21 PM
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It's the same with me and I'm 36. As I've gotten older, hot summers suddenly don't bother me as much as they did in the past, but my shoulders are constantly cold and I get these horrible nightmares where I wake up almost screaming when my shoulders and upper arms get really cold at night. I run and work out every day, so it can't be about metabolism. It's nice not sweating like a pig anymore, I had such confidence issues because of that as a teenager.
by Anonymous | reply 180 | June 22, 2024 4:05 AM
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Same with me, I’m in Greece for the summer and it’s still a heatwave here, but I’m not suffering with the heat like I used to.
I used to sweat like fuck, the evenings were the worst, as soon as i started to walk somewhere I started to sweat. But these days it just feels like a hot summer, not a heatwave.
by Anonymous | reply 181 | June 22, 2024 2:32 PM
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[Quote] What's a tv presenter, precious, what's a tv presenter?
Hr gives away tvs for Christmas, Rose.
by Anonymous | reply 182 | June 22, 2024 2:36 PM
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