Millionaire Segway owner found dead at bottom of cliff, 2 wheel scooter was near his body

[Liberal_in_LA]

Millionaire Segway owner dies in cliff fall in UK

The British millionaire businessman who owns the firm Segway has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff with one of the two-wheeled electric scooters near his body, police said on Monday.

Jimi Heselden, 62, who bought the U.S.-based firm, and who was also chairman of Hesco Bastion, was discovered in a river near Leeds, northern England, on Sunday.

The incident, described as a freak accident in the media, was not being treated as suspicious. A Segway was found near his body, a police spokeswoman said. "It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that Jimi Heselden has died in a tragic accident near his home in West Yorkshire," Hesco Bastion said in a statement.

A family spokesman said speculation about the cause of his death had been deeply upsetting.

"There is absolutely nothing to suggest it was anything other than a tragic accident," he said in a statement.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-segway-20100927,0,2883335.story

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. Dupe! Discussion at link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4554736&mesg_id=4554736

[Renew Deal]

2. An accident is very believable.

Doesn't sound like something I'd like to ride on a cliffside.

[dmallind]

3. I grew up in that area. I don't know of anything that I would call a cliff

anywhere near any river in the Leeds area. North Yorkshire possibly but the West Riding is not even all that hilly let alone cliffs.

[CTyankee]

4. I thought this was a joke when I first saw it!

I'm sorry the guy died, but geez, did he think to use common sense near a cliff side with that gizmo?

I guess it's one of those things about geniuses who invent things...they can't put the sensible on stuff...

[REP]

5. Dean Kamen invented it; this guy just bought the company

[CTyankee]

6. Thanks and sorry, my bad.

I guess Kamen would have had more sense...