Fresh Data Reveals How Many Las Vegas Visitors Die and In What Ways

From Vital Vegas

https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/fresh-data-reveals-how-many-las-vegas-visitors-die-and-in-what-ways/

Unexpected death while on vacation ANYWHERE compounds the tragedy and distress for relatives.  Who does what; where is the body taken initially (presumably coroner's place?); who calls whom to notify; who arranges transportation home (for the deceased and companions)?  Vegas isn't immune, in fact may be preferable to it happening outside the US.

One thing I recall from our Hoover Dam tour many years ago was the guide telling about the "jumpers."  What a terrible way to go.  Even worse:  WARNING don't continue reading if you can't take it:  Some year it was noted that tourists were bothered by the sun rays bouncing off the big white dam face, so they installed spikes along it.  It worked well to deflect the rays, but it also resulted in some unpleasantness to the body of the jumper, which would have to be physically extracted from the spike(s).  Ick.  Don't do it, please! 

I read or was told in a class or something that a majority of survivors of a 'jumping' type suicide (bridge, building, etc.) admitted that their last thought after the leap was "oops"....that despite their distress, their suicidal ideation, they realized, almost too late for them, that they actually didn't want to die.

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Suicide is an inherently selfish act. I doubt there are many suicides, successful or otherwise, who can say that their act won't hurt anyone else, even if it's only the poor bastard who has to fish the body out of the woodchipper or whatever.

Of course, like just about every aspect of life, there's a relevant and appropriate Shakespeare quote: "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it." So maybe there are exceptions.

Enjoy the rest of your Vegas visit, ladies and gentlemen!