Category: Deaths (Fatalities)

Hong Kong Leader Apologizes for Deadly Apartment Building Fire

The New York Times – Business:
John Lee, the city’s chief executive, said the city’s housing secretary would step down, but he vehemently defended the government.
Mike Beigel, Whose Devices Shaped the Sound of the 70s, Has Died

The New York Times – Music:
Have a listen. He’s responsible for a funky texture in the 1970s that defined hit songs by Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead and many others.
Six Flags to Add Seatbelts on Roller Coasters After Rider’s Death

The New York Times – Business:
The company said that all Six Flags rides and attractions would undergo safety reviews, as the park operator faces lawsuits over safety concerns.
Rider on Georgia Roller Coaster Dies and Several Others Are Injured

The New York Times – Business:
The episode happened Monday afternoon at the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park, the police said. It was not immediately clear what led up to the rider’s death.
Presley Gerber Documented His Own Struggles, in His Own Words for Years

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The son of Cindy Crawford, who died last month, left behind a trove of first-person testimonials about years of drug use, trying to stay clean and his mental health.
Presley Gerber Documented His Own Struggles, in His Own Words for Years

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The son of Cindy Crawford, who died last month, left behind a trove of first-person testimonials about years of drug use, trying to stay clean and his mental health.
X2, the Troubled California Six Flags Roller Coaster, Reaches Its End

The New York Times – Business:
The ride at Magic Mountain near Los Angeles has fueled lawsuits claiming that it had caused brain injuries, including two that were fatal.
Catherine Ringer, French Pop Icon of Eclectic Style, Dies at 68

The New York Times – Music:
With her guitarist-partner, Fred Chichin, she formed Les Rita Mitsouko as a band that embraced a more multicultural France.
Trump Officials May Undo Nursing Home Mandates for Reporting Covid

The New York Times – Business:
The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in the pandemic.
Uber to Pay $40 Million to Parents of Woman Fatally Hit by Car

The New York Times – Business:
Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed on a California freeway after an Uber driver ordered her and a friend out of his car in August 2023.
The $15,000 Settlement That Destroyed My Father’s Life

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A 35-foot fall didn’t kill Michael Wagner. The nearly 18-year failure of the safety net did. Before he died, he recorded 694 videos explaining how.
Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles County, Killing At Least 3

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The authorities did not immediately confirm who was operating the helicopter or how many people were aboard. NBC4 Los Angeles confirmed the helicopter belonged to the news outlet.