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Couple Charged With Manslaughter After Firefighter Killed in Blaze Caused by Their Gender Reveal Party Pyrotechnics

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A Californian couple has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter after a firefighter died last year battling a blaze that began at their gender reveal party. The charges included one felony count of involuntary manslaughter, along with other felony and misdemeanor counts related to the fire, reports SF Gate. Original report: A Firefighter Has Been Killed Fighting the Fire Caused by […]
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Ski Instructor Charged with Manslaughter in Avalanche Death

A ski instructor in Val d’Isere has been charged with manslaughter, following the death of his client in an avalanche in December 2010. The avalanche occurred off-piste in the “couloir des pisteurs” on the north face of the Charvet. The two men were carried 400 meters by the slide, and while the instructor managed to stay above the snow, his client was completely buried by the avalanche. Thanks to an avalanche beacon, he was found after 20 minutes. The client was already in a state of cardio-vascular arrest, and was airlifted to […]
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5 Charged with Manslaughter in 12-Year-Old Climbing Phenom Tito Traversa’s Death

Manslaughter charges have been filed against 5 people in the accidental death of 12-year-old Italian climbing phenom Tito Traversa according to La Rebulica Torina. Tito Traversa passed away after a 130-foot climbing fall on July 5th, 2013 in Orpierre, France. He was on a trip with his local climbing gym along with 10 other kids and 3 adults when he fell climbing and his quick draws failed. An investigation by French officials showed that 8 of the 10 quickdraws Tito’s […]
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