ManDies After Snowmobile Stunt 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
hi. i believe this to be an updated version of a story already submitted (unless fiery snomobile stunts are sweeping canada), but it allows the story to meet your criteria better due to the fact that the, uh.... "gentleman" has died. besides, it has more info on the profound stupidity of the action.
i don't care whatsoever about credit for the story, i just think this one is truly worthy of a Darwin Award.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020806/wl_canada_nm/canada_life_snowmobile_col_1
Canadian Dies After Fiery Summer Snowmobile Stunt
Tue Aug 6, 3:01 PM ET
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian man who tried to drive
his snowmobile through a ball of flames during a drunken summer party has
died of his injuries, police said on Tuesday.
Josh Chapman was severely burned in the July 20 incident in Squamish,
British Columbia.
Witnesses told police the 23-year-old from Whistler, British Columbia, near
Vancouver, rode the snowmobile in a "wheelie" down a paved public street and
attempt to drive it through a gasoline fire at the end of the run.
Local media reported Chapman's stunt was also being recorded for use in a
video of extreme sports events.
Chapman had been hospitalized in critical condition since attempting the stunt
and died on Monday. No criminal charges have been filed, but the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police said the incident was still under investigation.
Submitted on 08/07/2002
Submitted by:
Anonymous
Reference:
Reuters 8-7-02
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