Body of Australian soldier found on mountain top in NY state.

[TarJak]

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-17/us-authorities-find-body-of-australian-soldier/5204320

A vet who was very troubled was found dead in upstate New York after emailing his father telling him he was leaving everything he owned to him.

A sad tale indeed.

[u crank]

Tragic. Sad for his family.

[August]

A long, long way from home. So sad.

[TarJak]

It would seem that is the way he planned to go. Just walk into a deep freeze and fall asleep.

[Red October1984]

Saw the story on FB....

Sad. RIP and a salute to his service. :salute:

[Jimbuna]

Terribly tragic :nope:

Hopefully at peace now.

~SALUTE~

[Gargamel]

Hey, I've climbed that mountain.

Not to sound dark, but he died with a beautiful view. It's where I'd want to go to die.......

[Betonov]

My plans If I'm ever terminally ill.
When the last day I'm still able to get up there and a cure is nowhere near my time, I'll take a walk to the top of the hill overlooking my house, climb the rock on top of it and overdose on something painless but deadly.

As soon as the weather clears I'll go up there and post photos :yep:

[em2nought]

Mountain top, or sailing off into the sunset. It sure beats a nursing home IMO.

[Jimbuna]

My plans If I'm ever terminally ill.
When the last day I'm still able to get up there and a cure is nowhere near my time, I'll take a walk to the top of the hill overlooking my house, climb the rock on top of it and overdose on something painless but deadly.

As soon as the weather clears I'll go up there and post photos :yep:

Make sure you've not taken the overdose first...I'd hate you to spoil a good picture opportunity :)

[August]

Make sure you've not taken the overdose first...I'd hate you to spoil a good picture opportunity :)

Maybe he intends on setting up some kind of time delay shutter? :)

[Betonov]

I'd still need to be alive to upload them :O:

[em2nought]

Fifty weather balloons w/helium tied to a lawn chair would be a good send off too.

[August]

On a serious note, what about the people that have to deal with the body? Carrying a rotting, stinking corpse down a mountain isn't very fun nor would finding one while out hiking with the wife and kids.

Now while I understand and agree with a persons absolute right to decide when to end their own lives I think it's very rude to do it in such a way that requires a lot of clean up afterwards.

[TarJak]

At least this bloke had the decency to do it in a deep freeze. I don't however condone the actions he took as several search parties had to both deal with the body but also go looking for him in the worst winter conditions in a while.

[August]

At least this bloke had the decency to do it in a deep freeze. I don't however condone the actions he took as several search parties had to both deal with the body but also go looking for him in the worst winter conditions in a while.

That's exactly what I mean. I have no problem with a persons right to end their own life but doing it in a manner that puts others at risk is just selfish.

[Jimbuna]

On a serious note, what about the people that have to deal with the body? Carrying a rotting, stinking corpse down a mountain isn't very fun nor would finding one while out hiking with the wife and kids.

Now while I understand and agree with a persons absolute right to decide when to end their own lives I think it's very rude to do it in such a way that requires a lot of clean up afterwards.

Excellent points Sir....excellent points :cool:

[GT182]

I know exactly where Mt. Scarface is. Been to Placid and that area many many times trout fishing and hunting. At that time of the year is unbearably cold. He probably just went to sleep and that was it. Quite a few have frozen do death in that region. God rest his soul.