Strange and Bizarre Deaths That Really Happened

None of us know when our time will come or how we will depart this lifely earth. Will it be a heart attack, old age and natural causes, cancer, or perhaps a more bizarre means of death? The following stories reveal a handful of deaths fitting into the latter category.

Cow Fell Through Roof, Crushed Man to Death

When the cows come home in Brazil, they make grand entrances. In 2013, Joao Maria da Souza died when a cow fell through the roof of his home on top of him as he slept. Da Souza was crushed to death.

Dolores O’Riordan Drown in the Bathtub

Lead singer of the alternative rock band, The Cranberries, Dolores O’Riodan was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a condition often attributed to her odd and unpredictable behavior.

On January 15, 2018, the 46-year-old mother of three was found dead in her bathtub. Many people suspected Dolores had committed suicide, although her mother said when she spoke to her the night before, she was in good spirits.

An autopsy revealed Dolores had not taken her own life but died instead from accidental drowning. Dolores drank too much alcohol, hopped in the bathtub, fell asleep, and slipped into the water, drowning to death.

Isadora Duncan Died When Her Scarf Stuck to the Wheel of Her Vehicle

Isadora Duncan was a ballerina famous during the early 1920s. She died by strangulation in 1927, undeniably a bizarre cause of death considering she died during a car accident.

Duncan died on September 15, 1927, after the scarf she wore around her neck became entangled in her brand new Convertible as she drove down a street in Nice, France, Duncan had let the top down on the Convertible and leaned her head back, causing the scarf to blow in the wind

Mayor Monica Myers Died in Raw Sewage

The mayor of Betterton, Maryland, Monica Myers. Drowned in raw sewage in a tragic accident in 1980. Myers was walking along the catwalk when she lost her footing and fell into the raw sewage below. She died almost instantly.

Crushed During Sex

Dying during sexual intercourse might seem like the ideal way to leave this earth, however, when luck isn’t on your side, it can turn into a slow, painful death.

Such as the case in November 1983 when Jimmy Ferrazzo, the bouncer at the Condor Club in San Fransisco, died while having sex with his girlfriend on the Grand piano after he accidentally activated the lift mechanism on the piano, causing it to lift to the ceiling. He was pinned to the ceiling, causing him to suffocate to death. His girlfriend, Theresa Hill, survived the accident.

In the Heat of the Moment

In July 1994, a 16-year-old teenager named Jeremy Brenno died after he hit a bench with his golf club out of frustration with the game. The golf club shaft broke in half, forcing the loose piece to strike him in his heart. The Gloversville, New York, man died instantly.

6-Year-Old Dies in MRI Tragedy

An MRI turned deadly in July 2001 when a 6-year-old named Michael Colombini died at the Westchester Medical Center in New York, when the MRI machine pulled in an oxygen tank magnetically, fracturing the young boy’s skull.

Never take life for granted! Death can happen in the blink of an eye, and in some of the most unusual and unexpected ways. Which death from this list do you find the most bizarre?