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Men More Likely to Go Missing on Night Out in the UK in December Than Any Other Time of Year

posted by cmn32480 on Sunday December 27 2015, @01:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the call-a-cab dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

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Men are more likely to go missing -- with a fatal outcome -- during a night out in the UK in December than at any other time of year, a new study led by an expert from London's Kingston University has revealed.

Preliminary findings released in the run-up to the festive period show that, of 97 cases recorded between January 2010 and August 2015 more than half the fatal disappearances occurred during winter, with a fifth in December alone. Five men were described as having been on a Christmas party and a further five as going missing on New Year's Eve or in the early hours of 1 January. The perils of waterways were a significant factor in the demise of 86 missing men found dead after last being seen socialising.

The release of the data has led to renewed calls for males to look after friends and colleagues when out celebrating during the Christmas party season -- with a particular focus on taking care when walking home near rivers, canals and docks.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Dunbal on Sunday December 27 2015, @02:51PM

    by Dunbal (3515) on Sunday December 27 2015, @02:51PM (#281439)

    Hey mobsters have a fiscal year end too. Maybe December is when they close the books :)

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Sunday December 27 2015, @06:30PM

    by frojack (1554) on Sunday December 27 2015, @06:30PM (#281471) Journal

    The study found 97 deaths, 86 of which ended up in bodies of water. Unless water is a popular Mafia body dumping place, I suspect these deaths are more likely simple cases of dihydrgen monoxide poisoning.

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    • (Score: 3, Touché) by Dunbal on Sunday December 27 2015, @07:11PM

      by Dunbal (3515) on Sunday December 27 2015, @07:11PM (#281478)

      Unless water is a popular Mafia body dumping place

      I guess you've never heard about people who sleep with the fishes.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 28 2015, @01:22AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 28 2015, @01:22AM (#281560)

        TFA is talking about the UK. All our fish are deep-fried and wrapped in newspaper with some chips keeping them warm.

      • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday December 28 2015, @09:26PM

        by DeathMonkey (1380) on Monday December 28 2015, @09:26PM (#281852) Journal

        I guess you've never heard about people who sleep with the fishes.
         
        Hey now! That's no way to talk about frojack's exes!

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Monday December 28 2015, @07:40PM

      by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Monday December 28 2015, @07:40PM (#281795) Homepage
      Duplicated in a Finnish study, with deaths peaking a Vappu and Juhannus when that deadly chemical is back in its liquid form again.
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