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Elephant regains eyesight after undergoing succsessful cataract removal operation, Paignton Zoo, Devon, Britain - 14 Oct 2012
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Elephant Regains Sight After Groundbreaking Cataract Op
An elephant has regained her eyesight after undergoing a groundbreaking cataract operation.
Last month African elephant Duchess, from Paignton Zoo in Devon, became the first in the UK to undergo the eye operation.
The 42-year-old had her right eye removed in 2011 because of glaucoma, and went on to develop cataracts in her left eye.
This left her virtually blind and meant she was only able to tell the difference between light and shade.
The delicate operation to remove the cataracts was conducted by Jim Carter, a specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology.
The three hour procedure appeared to go well but staff have had an anxious wait to see just how successful it has been.
They are now overjoyed after Duchess, who has suffered no ill effects from the procedure, appears to have regained most of her sight.
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$1.5m Ferrari Enzo crashes into Atlantic Ocean, Marystown, Newfoundland, Canada - 15 Sep 2011
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$1.5m Ferrari Enzo Crashes into Atlantic Ocean
A driver had a lucky escape after crashing a $1.5 million Ferrari Enzo into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday (15 Sep).
Zahir Rana was driving the dreamcar in Canada's Newfoundland Targa road race when he span out of control.
The 240mph car, Ferarri's fastest model, skidded 180 degrees before landing in the water. At one point the car was fully submerged with only its gullwings showing.
Amazingly, Calgary supercar dealer Zahir and his co-driver Roland Linder escaped from the submerged car without injury.
The vehicle was able to be towed to safety after it drifted back to shore.
It suffered 'slight damage' to the front bumper and wing and will be repairable after work on the electronics.
Zahir was accelerating after turning ninety degrees following a bridge crossing. He slipped on gravel and narrowly missed a boathouse before plunging into the water.
He explains: "My first thoughts were I love my Enzo and to me it's the best thing ever, but then I thanked God that I'm well and fine and it's only a car. It's not a big deal.
"With speed comes a little bit of risk and these things happen, it is OK.
"I love speed and I push to the max and this is what most race cars drivers do. I love every aspect of it and for me it is fine.
"How many race car drivers are out there, they have accidents so does that mean they stop their career? No, we are going to come back and we are still going to drive and have fun with our cars. cars give me pleasure.
"I was talking about doing something different to the car this winter and now I have no choice but I will make it a better and stronger car. I can say I survived a crash in an Enzo.
"I'm walking away from it and it is fine, this is a good challenge for me."
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(110517) -- BEIJING, May 17, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A policeman hands over six pieces of art which were recovered after being stolen from an exhibition of the Palace Museum located in the world-famous Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, May 17, 2011. The Beijing police on Tuesday returned the six items to the Palace Museum and held a press conference on the investigation of the burglary. Three other items are still missing. (Xinhua/Li Wen) (llp)
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(110517) -- BEIJING, May 17, 2011 (Xinhua) -- A policewoman shows six pieces of art which were recovered after being stolen from an exhibition of the Palace Museum located in the world-famous Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China, May 17, 2011. The Beijing police on Tuesday returned the six items to the Palace Museum and held a press conference on the investigation of the burglary. Three other items are still missing. (Xinhua/Li Wen) (llp)
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(110517) -- BEIJING, May 17, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 17, 2011, shows six pieces of art which were recovered after being stolen from an exhibition of the Palace Museum located in the world-famous Forbidden City in Beijing, capital of China. The Beijing police on Tuesday returned the six items to the Palace Museum and held a press conference on the investigation of the burglary. Three other items are still missing. (Xinhua/Li Wen) (llp)
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
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GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
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GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
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GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
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The Scene at the Top of Beachy Head
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
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The bodies are taken away
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ciaran McCrickard / Rex Features ( 937344d )
A body is winched to the top of the cliffs
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
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Police guard the area at the top of the cliffs where the bodies are being recovered from the base
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent s...
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ciaran McCrickard / Rex Features ( 937344b )
A body is winched to the top of the cliffs
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ciaran McCrickard / Rex Features ( 937344a )
A body is winched to the top of the cliffs
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
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A toy tractor hanging from the car belonging to Neil and Kazumi Puttick
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ciaran McCrickard / Rex Features ( 937344k )
Chief Inspector Dick Coates of Eastbourne Constabulary Talks to the Media
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ciaran McCrickard / Rex Features ( 937344j )
The car belonging to Neil and Kazumi Puttick is towed away
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ciaran McCrickard / Rex Features ( 937344f )
A body is winched to the top of the cliffs
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Ciaran McCrickard / ...
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ciaran McCrickard / Rex Features ( 937344g )
A body is winched to the top of the cliffs
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Ciaran McCrickard / ...
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ciaran McCrickard / Rex Features ( 937344e )
A body is winched to the top of the cliffs
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Ciaran McCrickard / ...
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 934602a )
Police van parked at Beachy Head where the bodies of a man, woman and young boy have been recovered from about 400ft below, The bodies of a man, woman and child have been found at the notorious suicide spot of Beachy Head in Eastbourne. It is thought that the young child, a boy believed to have been around five-years-old, was already dead when his parents jumped. Their bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside. The body of the child was found in a rucksack near to the adults. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys. According to reports, the parents may have taken their own lives after being unable come to terms with their son's death, which was thought to be the result of an illness. A car has also been recovered from the cliff-top car park and is being examined. Police have said that they are not treating the deaths as suspicious.
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for th...
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 937341a )
Kazumi Puttick, Samuel Puttick and Neil Puttick
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt their home - a cottage in Brokerswood, Wiltshire.
However, tragedy struck when Sam contracted viral meningitis. After being told by doctors that there was no way to save him the Puttick's took him home to die, which he did on Friday (29 May).
Less than 48 hours later, on Sunday (31 May), Neil and Kazumi drove to Beachy Head with the body of their son as part of a suicide pact.
The cliffs at Beachy Head reach up to about 600ft (180m) high and are a suicide black spot.
According to Coastguard Stuart McNab, who recovered the three bodies, an average of 20 people jump from the cliffs every year.
The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team was set up in 2004 to patrol the area in an attempt to prevent suicides.
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 934602b )
Tourists take photographs of the lighthouse from Beachy Head, The bodies of a man, woman and child have been found at the notorious suicide spot of Beachy Head in Eastbourne. It is thought that the young child, a boy believed to have been around five-years-old, was already dead when his parents jumped. Their bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside. The body of the child was found in a rucksack near to the adults. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys. According to reports, the parents may have taken their own lives after being unable come to terms with their son's death, which was thought to be the result of an illness. A car has also been recovered from the cliff-top car park and is being examined. Police have said that they are not treating the deaths as suspicious.
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to a...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HWSBDH
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Bodies of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their son Samuel recovered from cliffs at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, Britain - 01 Jun 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 934602c )
A jackdaw flies above a cross at the edge of Beachy Head, The bodies of a man, woman and child have been found at the notorious suicide spot of Beachy Head in Eastbourne. It is thought that the young child, a boy believed to have been around five-years-old, was already dead when his parents jumped. Their bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside. The body of the child was found in a rucksack near to the adults. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys. According to reports, the parents may have taken their own lives after being unable come to terms with their son's death, which was thought to be the result of an illness. A car has also been recovered from the cliff-top car park and is being examined. Police have said that they are not treating the deaths as suspicious.
GRIEVING PARENTS LEAP TO DEATH WITH BODY OF SON
A grieving couple have committed suicide following the death their son.
Neil Puttick, 34, and his wife Kazumi, 44, leapt to their deaths at Beachy Head in Eastbourne, while carrying the body of their five-year-old son Sam.
The desperate act came just hours after the youngster, who had been paralysed from the neck down in a car crash as a baby, died from meningitis.
The three bodies were found by coastguards around 400ft down the cliffside.
Sam's body was found in a rucksack near to his parents. A second rucksack was found to contain children's toys.
Chief Inspector Dick Coats of Sussex Police said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Sam was left paralysed when he was 16 months old after his baby chair was thrown out of a car during a crash.
Charity worker Neil and translator Kazumi - originally from Japan - gave up their jobs in order to care for their son.
They went on to raise around GBP 30,000 in order to adapt...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HWSBDH
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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones go out to dinner, New York, America - 10 Jan 2011
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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones go out to dinner, New York, America - 10 Jan 2011
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones go out to dinner. Douglas has told 'The Today Show' that his tumour is gone.
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"Two Hearts Girl" Hannah Clark Makes Full Recovery
Hannah Clark and her family face the media at a press conference in central London. After having a transplanted heart, that was grafted onto her own after suffering heart failure as a baby, she has made a full recovery after having the transplanted heart removed.
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"Two Hearts Girl" Hannah Clark Makes Full Recovery
Hannah Clark and her family face the media at a press conference in central London. After having a transplanted heart, that was grafted onto her own after suffering heart failure as a baby, she has made a full recovery after having the transplanted heart removed.
(L-R) Hannah and her mother Liz Clark.
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Aftermath of the Earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy - 06 Apr 2009
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Bodies recovered from the rubble
Aftermath of the Earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy - 06 Apr 2009
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60-year-old tortoise Aggie, who swallowed a 6cm chicken bone, Crawley, Sussex, Britain - Sep 2008
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The 6cm bone Aggie swallowed which was recovered from inside her shell, Aggie, a 60-year-old Spur Thighed tortoise swallowed a chicken bone (measuring approx 6cm in length) and recovered thanks to surgery by the Veterinary Team at Seers Croft Veterinary Surgery
60-year-old tortoise Aggie, who swallowed a 6cm chicken bone, Crawley, Sussex, Britain - Sep 2008
THE TERRIBLE TALE OF THE TUMMY-ACHE TORTOISE
An unlucky tortoise was left needing a lengthy operation after biting off more than she could chew.
After emerging from hibernation, 60-year-old Aggie attempted to sate her hunger by snacking on a discarded chicken carcass.
Unbeknownst to her owners Aggie's snack attack left her with a six centimetre bone lodged inside her stomach.
After she refused to eat for a week it was feared that she had become anorexic.
However, when she was taken to the vets near her home in Crawley, Sussex, an x-ray revealed the truth of Aggie's predicament.
In order to remove the bone vet Rob Reynolds had to open up the underneath of an anaesthetized Aggie's shell as part of a lengthy operation.
But the terrible tale of Aggie's tender tum has had a happy ending; she is now fully mended and happily crawling round the garden of her home.
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EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DISASTER, THAILAND - 30 DEC 2004
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WORKERS AT THE WAT YANYAO TEMPLE MOVE A RECOVERED BODY
EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DISASTER, THAILAND - 30 DEC 2004
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EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DISASTER, PHI PHI ISLAND RESORT, NEAR PHUKET, THAILAND - DEC 2004
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A body being recovered on the Thai island resort of Phi Phi after the tsunami struck
EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DISASTER, PHI PHI ISLAND RESORT, NEAR PHUKET, THAILAND - DEC 2004
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the Hyannisport Challenge 'Best Buddies' benefit, America - May 2001
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kevin Wisniewski / Rex Features ( 337236e )
Eunice Shriver Dies At 88
EUNICE SHRIVER DIES AT 88
Eunice Shriver, sister of JFK, has died at the age of 88.
The mother of Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger had been ill for some time and had been admitted to Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts after suffering several strokes.
Sister to Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, Eunice was known for her extensive work with the disabled, having founded a world movement for rights of the mentally handicapped in 1962, which would eventually develop into the Special Olympics.
All this was inspired by the predicament of her older sister Rosemary Kennedy, who was left severely mentally disabled after a prefrontal lobotomy intended to correct behavioural problems cut away vital parts of her brain.
Eunice Shriver, whose husband Sargent organized the US Peace Corps under his brother-in-law's administration, started a special camp at her home in suburban Maryland outside Washington DC in 1962.
The intention was to "explore" the capabilities of "adults with intellectual disabilities" for sports and physical activities, according to the Special Olympics' website.
In 1968, just weeks after the assassination of another brother, Robert, who was running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Shriver launched the first International Special Olympics Summer Games.
They attracted 1,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities from 26 US states and Canada to compete in track and field and swimming.
By 2008, the Special Olympics celebrated its 40th anniversary, drawing nearly 3 million athletes from more than 180 countries to the event that followed the regular Olympic Games in Beijing.
Shriver's influence on her brother, the former president, is credited with the push in 1963 to pass the first law in US history to protect and support the rights of the mentally di...
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the Hyannisport Challenge 'Best Buddies' benefit, America - May 2001
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kevin Wisniewski / Rex Features ( 337236f )
Eunice Shriver Dies At 88
EUNICE SHRIVER DIES AT 88
Eunice Shriver, sister of JFK, has died at the age of 88.
The mother of Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger had been ill for some time and had been admitted to Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts after suffering several strokes.
Sister to Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, Eunice was known for her extensive work with the disabled, having founded a world movement for rights of the mentally handicapped in 1962, which would eventually develop into the Special Olympics.
All this was inspired by the predicament of her older sister Rosemary Kennedy, who was left severely mentally disabled after a prefrontal lobotomy intended to correct behavioural problems cut away vital parts of her brain.
Eunice Shriver, whose husband Sargent organized the US Peace Corps under his brother-in-law's administration, started a special camp at her home in suburban Maryland outside Washington DC in 1962.
The intention was to "explore" the capabilities of "adults with intellectual disabilities" for sports and physical activities, according to the Special Olympics' website.
In 1968, just weeks after the assassination of another brother, Robert, who was running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Shriver launched the first International Special Olympics Summer Games.
They attracted 1,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities from 26 US states and Canada to compete in track and field and swimming.
By 2008, the Special Olympics celebrated its 40th anniversary, drawing nearly 3 million athletes from more than 180 countries to the event that followed the regular Olympic Games in Beijing.
Shriver's influence on her brother, the former president, is credited with the push in 1963 to pass the first law in US history to protect and support the rights of the mentally di...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HJAZGANX
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the Hyannisport Challenge 'Best Buddies' benefit, America - May 2001
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kevin Wisniewski / Rex Features ( 337236d )
Eunice Shriver Dies At 88
EUNICE SHRIVER DIES AT 88
Eunice Shriver, sister of JFK, has died at the age of 88.
The mother of Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger had been ill for some time and had been admitted to Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts after suffering several strokes.
Sister to Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, Eunice was known for her extensive work with the disabled, having founded a world movement for rights of the mentally handicapped in 1962, which would eventually develop into the Special Olympics.
All this was inspired by the predicament of her older sister Rosemary Kennedy, who was left severely mentally disabled after a prefrontal lobotomy intended to correct behavioural problems cut away vital parts of her brain.
Eunice Shriver, whose husband Sargent organized the US Peace Corps under his brother-in-law's administration, started a special camp at her home in suburban Maryland outside Washington DC in 1962.
The intention was to "explore" the capabilities of "adults with intellectual disabilities" for sports and physical activities, according to the Special Olympics' website.
In 1968, just weeks after the assassination of another brother, Robert, who was running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Shriver launched the first International Special Olympics Summer Games.
They attracted 1,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities from 26 US states and Canada to compete in track and field and swimming.
By 2008, the Special Olympics celebrated its 40th anniversary, drawing nearly 3 million athletes from more than 180 countries to the event that followed the regular Olympic Games in Beijing.
Shriver's influence on her brother, the former president, is credited with the push in 1963 to pass the first law in US history to protect and support the rights of the mentally di...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HJAZGANX
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the Hyannisport Challenge 'Best Buddies' benefit, America - May 2001
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kevin Wisniewski / Rex Features ( 337236b )
Eunice Shriver Dies At 88
EUNICE SHRIVER DIES AT 88
Eunice Shriver, sister of JFK, has died at the age of 88.
The mother of Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger had been ill for some time and had been admitted to Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts after suffering several strokes.
Sister to Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, Eunice was known for her extensive work with the disabled, having founded a world movement for rights of the mentally handicapped in 1962, which would eventually develop into the Special Olympics.
All this was inspired by the predicament of her older sister Rosemary Kennedy, who was left severely mentally disabled after a prefrontal lobotomy intended to correct behavioural problems cut away vital parts of her brain.
Eunice Shriver, whose husband Sargent organized the US Peace Corps under his brother-in-law's administration, started a special camp at her home in suburban Maryland outside Washington DC in 1962.
The intention was to "explore" the capabilities of "adults with intellectual disabilities" for sports and physical activities, according to the Special Olympics' website.
In 1968, just weeks after the assassination of another brother, Robert, who was running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Shriver launched the first International Special Olympics Summer Games.
They attracted 1,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities from 26 US states and Canada to compete in track and field and swimming.
By 2008, the Special Olympics celebrated its 40th anniversary, drawing nearly 3 million athletes from more than 180 countries to the event that followed the regular Olympic Games in Beijing.
Shriver's influence on her brother, the former president, is credited with the push in 1963 to pass the first law in US history to protect and support the rights of the mentally di...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HJAZGANX
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