American 44 year old woman in wheelchair killed in crash crossing street in Texas

Woman in wheelchair killed in crash crossing street, driver flees May 5, 2024 E. Saunders St. in Laredo, Texas image shown above. A woman in a wheelchair died early Sunday morning in Laredo in an autopedestrian accident on Saunders Street, and the suspect vehicle fled the scene. According to the Laredo Police Department, the autopedestrian crash occurred at approximately 4:49 … Read More

50 year old woman in wheelchair dies from drowning after falling into Rideau Canal

  Woman in wheelchair drowns after falling into Rideau Canal September 15, 2008  A 50-year-old woman in a motorized wheelchair died after falling into the Rideau Canal on Sunday, despite the efforts of five police officers who jumped into the water to rescue her. The incident took place under the Laurier Street Bridge on the east side of the canal around 1 … Read More

82-year-old cruiser dies after she fell into the ocean from her wheelchair

82-year-old cruiser fell into the ocean from her wheelchair December 30, 2024 A cruiser’s vacation ended tragically in St. Maarten when she fell from the pier into the ocean while disembarking. An 82-year-old passenger fell into the ocean in St. Maarten on December 26, 2024, while using an electric wheelchair. Based on reports, the woman fell into the water around 5 … Read More

Wheelchair bound 40 year old woman with cerebal palsy dies in hospital

Woman with disability dies alone at B.C. hospital amid COVID-19 restrictions Ariis Knight’s family says she died shortly after they were notified her condition had deteriorated  April 24, 2020 Ariis Knight, 40, died alone at Peace Arch Hospital in Metro Vancouver because caregivers were not allowed due to COVID-19 bans on visitors.  The brother of a woman with cerebal palsy … Read More

Blind man and advocate and comedian dies at 50

  Blind advocate, comedian Mike Simmonds leaves behind legacy of ‘caring deeply’ Mike Simmonds, 50, dies just days after his birthday Mike Simmonds and his service dog Graham play by the poolside in Saskatoon. Simmonds died this week just a few days after his 50th birthday.  The last time Gerry Nelson, an employee with the Canadian National Institute For The … Read More

Canadian man dies suddenly at home of epilepsy

Her epileptic husband died suddenly at home. B.C. coroners refused an autopsy Nanaimo man died of medical condition with unknown cause, but despite wife’s wishes there was no autopsy June 17, 2024 Nanaimo’s Drew Madsen and Anastassia Waddell were partners for nearly 30 years.  Anastassia Waddell won’t ever know exactly what caused her husband’s death. Her requests for an autopsy … Read More

54-year-old woman with down syndrome dies

  Florence Girard was 55 pounds when she starved in home-share. Her sister wants change A coroner’s inquest into the death of 54-year-old Florence Girard begins Monday in Burnaby BC Published January 12, 2025 Florence Girard, seen here in a family handout photo from 2006, died of starvation in a Port Coquitlam, B.C., home in 2018. A coroner’s inquest into … Read More

Wheelchair Bound American nonverbal and teenage girl with Down’s syndrome dies in House Fire just hours before her birthday

Special-needs teen killed in Bronx house fire hours before her 14th birthday November 4, 2023 A special-needs teenager who uses a wheelchair was killed in a house fire in the Bronx Saturday — just hours before her 14th birthday, sources told The Post. Skylar Michilin was sleeping in her second-floor bedroom at her family’s home on Boyd Avenue between Bussing and Pitman Avenues … Read More