Man found dead inside model dinosaur after climbing in to retrieve phone
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Local media report that the man was reported missing by his family, and that a father and son who often visit the model dinosaur noticed something amiss and called local authorities.
The dinosaur was once used as a roadside ad, then relocated as a curiosity outside local cinemas. The model appears to be at least partly hollow and local media report that the man somehow managed to lose his phone inside the model beast, perhaps after deciding to spend the night within its skin, then dived deeper in the hope of retrieving it.
🔴 Troben el cos sense vida d'un home dins d'un dinosaure decoratiu dels antics cinemes del Cubics de [1]#SantaColoma de [2]#Gramenet . Un nen i el seu pare, que juguen sovint a la zona, han trobat el cadà ver. El pare ha avisat immediatament la policia, que investiga la causa de la mort [3]pic.twitter.com/EIAc3P4Lr1 — El Mirall.net (@elmirallnet) [4]May 22, 2021
Just what happened next is not known, but local authorities have ruled out foul play and consider the death an accident that occurred after the man entered the dino headfirst. ®
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Man killed by dinosaur?
Just what the young earthers need to keep them going for another 6000 years!
Alternative explanation
Man, possibly drunk, tries to climb dinosaur for a selfie and falls headfirst through the thin paper mache shell.
First kill
The first human being killed by a dinosaur.
Re: First kill
That could have a serious impact on a certain Mr Darwin's theories...
Re: First kill
Bit unjust, he was only pulling the dinosaur's leg.
Re: First kill
Not even close to first, since birds are dinosaurs.
Santa Coloma de Gramenet
El Prat might have been a more appropriate location.
Re: Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Well, Santa Coloma is Justo Molinero's land, the Tele-Taxi man and its Can Zam festivals... if that's not Jurassic, please tell me what it is...
Poor sod..
What a horrendous way to die.
Apparently his family had reported him missing only a few hours before he was found.
Re: Poor sod..
Puts me in mind of this pretty horrible case of death by cleaning.
[1]Why I always ensure I have a working telephone with me when working in an enclosed space .
[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1476175/Man-trapped-in-cupboard-died-as-water-gushed-down.html
To die for a phone
I understand the importance that mobile phones have today, but if you lose it in a ginormous model dinosaur and you're all alone, maybe you should start by going to the Municipal Hall and ask for help ?
Or even flag down a police car. Anything but going in headfirst without anyone to help you get back out.
Not to mention that he could have damaged the model.
That was an unreasonable act any way you look at it. I'm sorry that he died, but he really should have given the matter a bit more thought.
Re: To die for a phone
As posted above, I wouldn't be surprised if liberal amounts of inhibition removing alcohol was involved.
Re: To die for a phone
Presumably he didn't realise that it was something that was likely to kill him.
Re: To die for a phone
maybe you should start by going to the Municipal Hall and ask for help ?
well , no
Each situation is different - it depends on the size and species of the model dinosaur , which vary wildy.
Same applies for any other location you drop your phone.
If I dropped it into a municipal flowerbed while photographing the flowers , id probly attempt to recover it myself before' going to the Municipal Hall and ask for help'
If however I accidentally dropped it into the Kola Superdeep Borehole (40,000ft) I'd probably not attempt to recover it myself.
Sleeping with the stegosaurus
Disrespectful way to dispose of a body... stegosaurus was a herbivore.
Mine's the one with a copy of The Godfather in the pocket...