Death at Pioneer Park results in shutdown of Occupy SLC camp

[Chris_]

Body, possibly Occupy protester, found in SLC’s Pioneer Park

Police were called to Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park late Friday morning after a body, possibly one of the Occupy Salt Lake protesters, was found dead inside a tent.

A police dispatcher says the a 911 call from the park came in at 10:11 a.m. that someone appeared to be dead in the tent. Police arrived and confirmed that a man had indeed died.

Salt Lake Tribune

Occupying Wall Street is bad for your health.  Just say no, kids.

[zeitgeist]

It would seem the Occupy movement is becoming dangeous business.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52896438-78/lake-park-salt-police.html.csp

Death at Pioneer Park results in shutdown of Occupy SLC camp

 Janelle Stecklein and bob mims

The Salt Lake Tribune

First published 1 hour ago
Updated 3 minutes ago Updated Nov 11, 2011 12:39PM
As a result of the death of a man overnight at Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park, police announced Friday morning they are shutting down the Occupy Salt Lake protests at both the park and Gallivan Center.

Protesters have until Saturday at sunset to vacate, or face arrest.

Chief Chris Burbank said it appears the victim died from a combination of carbon monoxide poisoning and a drug overdose.
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Wow.  The best and brightest?     Don't run a propane heater in a tent.

[zeitgeist]

Salt Lake Tribune

Occupying Wall Street is bad for your health.  Just say no, kids.

Opps I missed this one.

[Karin]

Apparently the guy fired up a heater within the tent, then kept his good solid buzz going.  All I can say is, RIP, but it seemed inevitable. 

[zeitgeist]

Apparently the guy fired up a heater within the tent, then kept his good solid buzz going.  All I can say is, RIP, but it seemed inevitable. 

Well at least it wasn't Sterno that took 'm down. We haven't lost a bum around here to CO poisoning in several years that I know of.

(I will have to see if the hooch store down by the tracks still sells Sterno)