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(114,904 posts) Thu May 9, 2013, 01:16 PM May 2013

Vultures eat woman's body in 50 minutes after fall off cliff [View all]

A woman was eaten by vultures after falling off a cliff in the French Pyrénées, International Business Times reported.

The French woman, whose name has not been released, was hiking Friday in the area with two friends. According to the Times, she attempted a shortcut through the mountain range, located on the border with Spain, but fell off a cliff and died.

The Times reported she died before being eaten by the vultures.

United Press International said she fell about 980 feet. According to UPI, it took the vultures about 50 minutes to eat the 52-year-old's body. They left behind nothing but her bones, clothes and shoes.

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http://news.msn.com/world/vultures-eat-womans-body-in-50-minutes-after-fall-off-cliff?ocid=OBTAP

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Vultures eat woman's body in 50 minutes after fall off cliff [View all] cali May 2013 OP

Why do I see this as foretaste of our fate? Junkdrawer May 2013 #1

Every organic entity on this planet is food for another organic entity. Ikonoklast May 2013 #2

Huh? Marr May 2013 #23

Louis CK Yavin4 May 2013 #32

Yeah, true. That was totally weird, though. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #75

You're just really weird like that, I suppose. I dunno really. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #74

It was on my mind today.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #76

And here I thought BONES exaggerated.. Tikki May 2013 #3

It's what vultures do. The headline's focus aside, I guess this is more about pinto May 2013 #4

Vultures killed stuff in the 1970s. sofa king May 2013 #72

called a "Sky Burial" in Tibet riverwalker May 2013 #5

Griffon vultures are beautiful birds... DreamGypsy May 2013 #6

That is a magnificent looking animal! randome May 2013 #56

That's a beautiful photo of a vulture! lunatica May 2013 #58

+1 Jamastiene May 2013 #77

How the Clean-up Crew operates in Texas, too... Eleanors38 May 2013 #7

What a great way to go- I am not kidding. Instant death and sky burial, giving life to the planet KittyWampus May 2013 #8

980 feet isn't "instant" until you hit the bottom Scootaloo May 2013 #27

It's exactly how I'd like to go. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #38

would the vultures get stoned if they ate your narcotic hazed body???? dembotoz May 2013 #50

Not my problem anymore Warren DeMontague May 2013 #57

addicted vultures--oh the humanity dembotoz May 2013 #61

Vultures in South Asia were dying of kidney failure from drugs given to cattle muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #86

That sounds peaceful. Jamastiene May 2013 #81

In fact, come to think of it, I may actually include the phrase "geeezed to the yammer" in my Warren DeMontague May 2013 #84

It's not the fall that kills, it's the sudden stop... backscatter712 May 2013 #48

:) stuntcat May 2013 #63

sounds like an opportunity for a non-polluting alternative to cremation or burial yurbud Apr 2014 #89

We're talking a guy longer than the height of the Comcast Center. HughBeaumont May 2013 #9

Personally I think the being dead part is worse flamingdem May 2013 #10

Me too. tblue May 2013 #26

So who timed the vultures? Myrina May 2013 #11

I'm not sure how easy it is to rescue/recover someone after a 980 foot fall Renew Deal May 2013 #13

Ok, so ... did her hiking crew sit there and watch her get eaten? Myrina May 2013 #14

That's presumably how long it too somebody to reach her body. kestrel91316 May 2013 #16

According to this French-language article, Art_from_Ark May 2013 #66

I have a problem with this story. Cleita May 2013 #18

Big differences between old world and new world vultures Scootaloo May 2013 #33

Thanks. I appreciate the lesson as I really didn't know. I just know about birds from Cleita May 2013 #42

Oh dear. MADem May 2013 #51

They had a guy at the bottom with a stopwatch? Jamastiene May 2013 #80

respect teh wildlife snooper2 May 2013 #12

Parsis in India feed their dead to vultures .. guess it pretty eco friendly srican69 May 2013 #15

I want to be fed to whales. tblue May 2013 #28

Join the crew of the Pequod n/t Scootaloo May 2013 #34

Sea creatures are my choice as well - I've told my wife that I want to go straight petronius May 2013 #60

I wish we really did have more choices. Jamastiene May 2013 #79

Oh goodness. Where is that? tblue May 2013 #85

My county is in the southern central part of NC. Jamastiene May 2013 #88

Well... HappyMe May 2013 #17

Weird that the vultures would attack living livestock. They usually Cleita May 2013 #19

There's several types of them, with widely varying behaviours. (nt) Posteritatis May 2013 #54

Cliff? KamaAina May 2013 #20

hmm. In that case who were the vultures? flamingdem May 2013 #36

Wall Street banksters! KamaAina May 2013 #40

She fell 980 feet, the part about her being dead before the Rex May 2013 #21

note to self: stay out of the Pyrenees next trip to Spain...a little cafe in Barcelona, CTyankee May 2013 #22

I agree. HappyMe May 2013 #25

Hoping to get back to Spain in 2014. Beautiful country! I found the Pyrenees very CTyankee May 2013 #29

Did you happen to see The Way with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez ? Hassin Bin Sober May 2013 #67

I missed that one. It sounds very interesting...another note to self to pick that one up... CTyankee May 2013 #87

What's up with people risking their lives over mountains flamingdem May 2013 #37

Wtf? HappyMe May 2013 #39

I'm referring to myself flamingdem May 2013 #45

Oh! I'm sorry. HappyMe May 2013 #46

No name for victim. No precise date for incident. No precise location for incident. struggle4progress May 2013 #24

That stood out to me too. Jamastiene May 2013 #82

They are efficient get the red out May 2013 #30

As Thomas Hobbes wrote: aristocles May 2013 #31

Vultures gotta vultch. nolabear May 2013 #35

Yep. "Circle of Life" and all. GoCubsGo May 2013 #41

I agree. Don't hate the raptor, hate the maim. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #43

* Bucky May 2013 #49

Oh, Sweet Jesus. nolabear May 2013 #53

[wail of anguish] (nt) Posteritatis May 2013 #55

LOL stuntcat May 2013 #64

I "rescued" some French tourists in Death Valley a few months ago Nevernose May 2013 #44

Pipe down, people. I'm trying to think up how I can blame this on Ted Cruz. Bucky May 2013 #47

vultures get hungry too datasuspect May 2013 #52

Isn't the story "Woman Dies After Falling Off Cliff?" Blue_Tires May 2013 #59

fast food..... MFM008 May 2013 #62

It will take longer for me too. Jamastiene May 2013 #83

Well, I guess that means she was recycled. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #65

Thought humans were at the top of the food chain..... MzShellG May 2013 #68

All-you-care-to-eat (limited time only) (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #69

Circle of Life. sadbear May 2013 #70

whoa Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #71

Hopefully, she was a Zoroastrian. nt MrScorpio May 2013 #73

It sounds better if you refer to the process as excarnation. dimbear May 2013 #78