Curious and Unusual Deaths
Death Under Pressure
TV-14
S2 • E13 Mar 26, 2012 21m“In Hot Water”: A high school student attended an alcohol-free after-prom party where students hit the hot tub, not the bottle. When the jets were turned on, she was sucked to the bottom, where an improperly installed grate created so much suction that her friends couldn’t free her before she drowned.
“Massive Decompression”: Underwater welders inside a diving bell were
being winched to the surface. But a simple mistake as the diving bell was being connected to a decompression chamber led to explosive decompression, killing everyone inside.
“Sneeze of Death!”: A senior citizen, under medical supervision in his
nursing home, sneezed so violently that he tore the membrane surrounding his brain. While this isn’t usually a life-threatening occurrence, his heart medication prevented his blood from clotting and he died from internal bleeding.
“Massive Decompression”: Underwater welders inside a diving bell were
being winched to the surface. But a simple mistake as the diving bell was being connected to a decompression chamber led to explosive decompression, killing everyone inside.
“Sneeze of Death!”: A senior citizen, under medical supervision in his
nursing home, sneezed so violently that he tore the membrane surrounding his brain. While this isn’t usually a life-threatening occurrence, his heart medication prevented his blood from clotting and he died from internal bleeding.