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Hypothermia killed man

2006 Reader Submission
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Investigators say the man who was found dead near Ellsworth AFB Friday died of hypothermia after hitting his head while stealing parts of museum airplaines.

Sgt Martin Graves of the Pennington County Sherriff's Office said that Gary Arthur,51,of Rapid City was dropped off by a friend at the museum and later hit his head and died from the cold weather. He was found Friday morning Feb 17. The overnight low was 15 degrees below zero.

"He hit his head on an antenna that sticks out the bottom of the wing." Graves said Wednesday. Graves also said that Arthur " wasn't dressed for the weather and was exposed to the elements for a period of time" which lead to hypothermia and his eventual death.

Authorities discovered a bag of stolen airplane parts near the body.

Submitted on 02/23/2006

Submitted by: Dale Hurtig
Reference: Rapid City Journal Feb 23, 06

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Stealing vintage airplane parts in below zero weather without proper clothing? What a ma-roon! What could have been a dumb criminal story is "complicated" by the fact that he was improperly dressed. I'm also curious as to what in hell he was in the process of stealing! This one's different enough for me to consider as a DA! Thanks, Dale!

Jorge said:
Maybe Toss: Other

Greg said:
Maybe Toss: Other
I'm not so convinced. He hit his head, which is unlucky. He probably figured he was only going to be away from his car for 5 minutes. Didn't expect to lie in the cold for 5 hours!

Charles said:
Maybe Toss: Other
I have to side with Greg on this one. His friend probably waitied for half an hour for him to come back, then scarpered.

Jason said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I'm staying with James on this one. This man obviously exhibits the classic stupidity that is the Darwin Award. The one thing I would be interested to know is if he actually had an airplain that could use the parts or if it was for an even crazier reason. (i.e. paper weights)

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