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  • Medieval Knight Re-enactor Killed After Accidentally Impaling Himself with His Lance

    10/11/2018 6:27:33 PM PDT · by 11th_VA · 45 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | Oct 10, 2018
    Friends and family of a beloved Medieval knight re-enactor have been left “stunned” after the Virginia man accidentally impaled himself with his lance during a re-enactment event over the weekend. Peter Barclay, 53, was competing in an equestrian game in front of a crowd in Williamstown, Kentucky Saturday when he was fatally injured. Participating in events under the knight name of Master Terafan Greydragon, Peter went to spear a paper plate while on horseback when something went wrong and his lance impaled him under his sternum, WLWT confirms. Peter, a military veteran, was airlifted to a hospital but died en...
  • Virginia Medieval re-enactor fatally impales self with lance

    10/10/2018 9:35:43 AM PDT · by Gamecock · 52 replies
    ABC ^ | Oct 10, 2018
    A Medieval knight re-enactor has impaled himself with his lance during a performance and died. News outlets report 53-year-old Peter Barclay, of Virginia, was competing in an equestrian game in Williamstown, Kentucky, when he was wounded Saturday. Barclay's brother and the president of event holder Society for Creative Anachronism, John Fulton, says Barclay was trying to spear a paper plate on the ground. Fulton says in a Facebook post that the metal-tipped lance hit the ground and flipped, stabbing Barclay's chest. He says Barclay, who performed under the name "Master Terafan Greydragon," died while being flown to a hospital.
  • Student Killed in Catapult Stunt [Darwin Finalist- Flung 100 feet in the air from 50ft above ground]

    11/25/2002 10:29:15 AM PST · by ewing · 107 replies · 590+ views
    BBC ^ | Monday, November 25, 2002 | Wire Report
    A student died after being flung 100 feet into the air by a huge catapult.The 19 year old was taking part in a stunt at the Middlemoor Water Park in Woolavington near Bridegwater, Somerset, on Sunday.He sustained serious injuries at the scene and was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol where he died at 1930 GMT Saturday.The 50 foot tall catapult is designed to fling a person on to a safety net which is secured above the ground.