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Thank you FigTree for the thoughtful and detailed response, you've really helped me to clarify the three key (IMO) questions that need to be answered: What was the catalyst for GT's decision to leave that hotel room, and the manner in which he left? What was said or heard in the 17-minute...

RSBM SouthAussie - although I share your feelings about the actual content of the 17-minute call versus what LE and MSM were told and reported, I think these guys are genuine good friends, and did not wait three hours to take action. There is implication here that more than one colleague...

Possibly not relevant, but I've been in two situations where I've had time enough to realise that things were no longer in my control, and that I was about to have a life-threatening impact (once in a car, once on a motorbike). In both instances I involuntarily took a deep breath and held it...

HAL9000 - I agree with you completely - the implications are extremely distressing, which is why (and I'm sure you'll agree) it's important to state that we don't know how the case studies were selected, and the author(s) may have found a bias to survived falls necessary to make their point...

Thanks Xantara, this has been on my mind as well. I've been reading this document often in the last few days. It seems to cover incidents which (IMO) have similar parameters. http://m.injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/6/1/62.3.long

Had close family at Gary's UK celebration in Crazies Hill on Friday. There were webcasts from the events in Sydney, and balloons were launched (some with messages for Gary, others with seeds and letters asking the eventual finders to plant them in Gary's memory). Also need to clear one thing...