Movie Industry Obituaries

[Frank Cox]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harness-recall-9.7199798

Health Canada recalls climbing harnesses due to 'fall hazard' that could cause death
Health Canada has recalled several types of climbing harnesses, including some for children, due to faulty buckles and attachments causing fall hazards.

More than 5,000 of the affected Petzl harnesses made in Romania and Malaysia were sold in Canada over the last several years, Health Canada said in its Thursday recall notices.

In one batch of recalls for Petzl Astro and Canyon Guide Harnesses, Health Canada explains the pin securing the metal D-ring of the harnesses can release and allow the attachment point to open, "posing a fall hazard that could result in serious injury or death."

The affected Canyon Guide harnesses were sold from March 2020 to October 2023, and the Astro harnesses were sold from March 2018 to October 2023.

[Mike Blakesley]

Yeah.... the worst part for me to think about is, with that distance, he had couple of seconds time to realize what was happening before it happened. Google calculates that he would've been moving around 43 mph when he contacted the floor. Just awful.

[Marcel Birgelen]

The sad reality is that even if you buy your stuff from (former) reputable vendors nowadays, you can still end up with unreliable, "self-certified" crapola from Ali-Express or Temu. Even Amazon is overloaded with these kind of crap products. If my life depends on it, I'd rather spend a few bucks more, but that doesn't really guarantee anything anymore.

But it's stuff like this that makes us remember how fragile life really is and how soon it can be over...