Go To Sleep And Not Wake Up

[fruitsalad]

What can be the cause this? I've heard recently of 2 people this has happened to, one was aged mid 60's one 30 something, they had both been on a night out, and never woke the next morning.

[Mamyalynne]

You can't generalise, a sudden death is just that whether during sleep or not. A PM may show the cause but not always conclusively.

[Hopkirk]

Could be the heart failed during the sleep.

It happened to my father. He was found with the covers up to his head. In some ways a blessing, as if the covers had been thrown back it would suggest he was in distress before he died.

[Sqad]

"What can be the cause this?"
How long is a piece of string?

Only a post mortem can answer your question.
There seems to be little point in giving you a list of probabilities especially as it is such a wide age range.
It is a matter of "you pays yer money and you takes yer choice"

[kvalidir]

Lots of people die in their sleep, it's a perfectly natural and normal thing, and I hope to be one of them one day (but not too soon obviously).

[Sqad]

Kvali....not at 30yrs of age ^^^

[Cloverjo]

My son's best friend died in his sleep aged 23. Diabetes for him.
It could be anything for anyone else.

[andres]

16 years old boy died in his sleep last week not far away from us.

[murraymints]

On that note I'll bid you all Nighty night.... hope to see you in the morning xx

[douglas9401]

I suppose given all the people going about the place it's remarkable that there aren't more of them developing faults.

[Peter Pedant]

If they have not seen a doctor within two weeks then it has to be referred to a coroner.
Most of the cases that are certified by the GP go to the coroner because of Dr Shipman in Hyde

it is then a six month suck to get a Death Certificate
Under 20 it is usually electrical ( ht firing abnormally ) and the post mortem just shows they are dead. - get to them early (ha!) you can do decent meaningful DNA studies.

Children are different - the commonest cause of death is leukaemia - in Chicago 5-15y it was - - - gun shot and then leukaemia.

One neighbour - he had chr bronchitis, smoked, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, oh and was alcoholic and the coroner took six months to issue a death certificate

Another I said - "I dont know why the coroner is dawdling and fiddling over this - he was diagnosed with lung ca and that is plenty to die from"
and the daughter said - because I asked him to hold an inquest.
oo-er mrs ! you cant complain about a delay if you do something like that !

[Toorak]

PP -
For reasons I am no prepared to share here I would like to connect outside ab - how to do this if youare willing?

[Peter Pedant]

oh hullo Toorak
set up a throw away gmail address - spookster666 or something and advertise it here and I will respond.

( and it'll fill pretty quig with junk ... ) - clearly the address should not be a play on your name.

[Peter Pedant]

//On that note I'll bid you all Nighty night.... hope to see you in the morning xx//

to sleep perchance to dream - ay there's the rub
for in this sleep of death what dreams may come
when we have shuffled off this mortal coil...

actually the words of Sgt Blackmore when he bamma-lamma-lamma'd the Afghani on camera ( oops!)
er he didnt write them - Shakespeare did!

[whiskeryron]

It's caused by a sudden attack of death,& happens to quite a few people. Just remember if you get an attack of this it will kill you.

[Toorak]

PP - I will try ...

[Peter Pedant]

I was finking dat Whiskey -
why are they not waking up - erm because they are dead......

[Mamyalynne]

Toorak, I was going to suggest you use - 10 minute mail - but you both need to be conversing at the time as it disappears after 10 mins (which you can extend a few times) but gives you time to get in touch.

[Toorak]

Thank you - will try tomorrow