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  2. Drowning - Wikipedia

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    Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incident. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.

  3. List of drowning victims - Wikipedia

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    Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Constable of the Tower of London, 1430 – 1475.He fell overboard a ship and his body was found in the English Channel; George, Duke of Clarence (born 1449), executed for treason against his brother king Edward IV of England on 1478, by drowning in a barrel of Malmsey wine; or so the legend says, because modern assessments favour the traditional decapitation ...

  4. Lists of unusual deaths - Wikipedia

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    The 50-year-old last resident in a block of flats due to be demolished in Bishopstoke, near Southampton, England, decapitated himself with a chainsaw to highlight the injustice of being forced to move out of it. [462] Unknown female 7 October 2008: A 43-year-old Irish woman died of an allergic reaction after having sex with a German Shepherd.

  5. Bident - Wikipedia

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    Pluto holding a bident in a woodcut from the Gods and Goddesses series of Hendrick Goltzius (1588–1589). A bident is a two-pronged implement resembling a pitchfork.In Greek mythology, the bident is a weapon associated with Hades (), the ruler of the underworld.

  6. Ben Drowned - Wikipedia

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    Ben Drowned persists. The Elegy statue has become permanently linked to the story of Jadusable and his haunted cartridge, a copy of Majora's Mask that inspired nightmares of masks being sewn to faces and terrible, terrible fates. Ben Drowned lives by the virtual firelight, as each new whisper, tweet, or forum post sends chills down a new reader ...

  7. Instinctive drowning response - Wikipedia

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    The instinctive drowning response is an instinctive reaction that occurs in humans, particularly in non-swimmers, when close to drowning.It is focused on attempting to keep the mouth above water to the exclusion of useful effort to attract help or self rescue, and is often not recognized by onlookers.

  8. Trident - Wikipedia

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    Trident of Poseidon. A trident (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɛ n t /), (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɪ n t /) is a three-pronged spear.It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm.As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and decrease the chance that a fish will be able to dislodge itself if struck badly.

  9. Disappearance of Ben McDaniel - Wikipedia

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    In the late 2000s, Ben McDaniel was going through a difficult period in his life. The oldest of three sons born to Shelby and Patty McDaniel, a wealthy couple who lived in Collierville, Tennessee, outside Memphis, he had returned to live with his parents after his marriage ended in divorce and his construction business failed, the latter leaving him with tax debts of almost $50,000 to the ...