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On The Way Down, He Was Surely Not Thinking 'Well, This Is Appropriate'
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Dead: Erhard Loretan, world-class mountain climber. Guess how he died? Yes, he fell. And I guarantee people all said "he went doing what he loved to do." Does that matter? In the end, did it matter if he fell while climbing or got hit by a bus or died in bed? What's a "good way to go"? Meanwhile, there's another claim to infamy that may make you less sad to see him go: He shook his 7-month-old baby to death because the kid was crying. And he got a 4-month suspended sentence for it. Seriously, that's it. It led to new research into shaken baby syndrome, but, geez, even before that, you have to know not to rough up your baby. (New York Times)
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