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North Face Co-Founder Dies in Kayaking Accident
2015-12-10 14:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of The North Face and Esprit and a life-long environmentalist, died Tuesday at the age of 72 in a kayaking accident in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. Tompkins and five friends` kayaks capsized on General Carrera Lake. Tompkins spent a considerable amount of time" in waters below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the New York Times, and ultimately died in the intensive care unit at a hospital in the area due to severe hypothermia. RIP Doug Tompkins --...
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US billionaire dies in kayak accident
2015-12-09 05:31:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US clothing billionaire and keen environmentalist Douglas Tompkins dies in a kayaking accident in southern Chile aged 72.
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Air ambulance dispatch trial using accident data begins in Japan
2015-11-30 12:10:13| Automakers - Topix.net
A test service was launched Monday to dispatch ambulance helicopters to the scene of car accidents after analyzing data sent automatically from the vehicles, operators said. Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
Commercial Trucking Accident - The tragedy of driver fatigue
2015-11-25 04:39:28| Trucking - Topix.net
There are few things more disturbing when traveling on Americas highways than passing by a horrible accident scene involving an 18 wheeler. The images of a minivan, crushed and twisted to the point of being barely recognizable is burned into our minds, never to be forgotten.
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FedEx employee killed in early morning accident
2015-11-23 21:31:21| Air Courier - Topix.net
Memphis police are investigating the death of an employee at the FedEx Shipping Center in the 2900 block of Sprankle Drive near Democrat Road. A FedEx spokesman said the worker died around 5 a.m. Sunday in what they are describing as a transportation-related accident.
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