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This message was updated on 5/25/2005 3:31:45 PM by Azzabuv

Loscoe Historical Newspaper Reports
replied on: 5/24/2005 5:51:49 PM

Concerning George Thompson (above), who was found standing up... drowned in the Dam.

After many days of restless sleep and endless brain wracking over that particular conundrum, surely, logically, he was among the tall reeds, which supported his body. If he drowned by just sticking his face under the water, well, that IS will-power. And then apparently, never thrashed about while he did it.
But..... why did he go into the water in the first place? If drowning himself was his last deliberate action, perhaps he wedged himself on a couple or more of strong reeds first. If that was the way, he must have had nerves of steel - or was completely deranged for some reason at the time? Being deranged though, doesn't seem to fit in with such a pre-arranged plan of action on his part concerning any supporting reeds. Strange.
But, there's always the 'Calling'.

Late addendum.
Alternatively, he was walking along the edge of the Dam, saw a large, injured bird/fish near the bankside, waded into the water, forgetting that that particular May day was cold and the water extremely cold, which resulted in a heart attack and an upright underwater root/branch snagged up the inside of his coat, holding him rigid in the deeper than expected cold water, till........???
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