Why The Secrecy?

[piggynose]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10076635-micky-geller-dies-at-age-18-water-skier-won-ncaa-championship-with-ull-in-2022

[ClareTG0ld]

Might just be motivated by privacy and respect for his family.

[barry1010]

I have never heard of him but a quick google threw up gossip which I'm sure you've seen, piggy.
I don't think the general public has a right to know anyone's cause of death.

[10ClarionSt]

Don't know why they are "undisclosed causes" but I knew two people who died in their 20's of unknown causes, both due to the same thing - swelling of the brain, the cause of which doctors and specialists couldn't determine.

[barry1010]

Undisclosed causes are different - the cause is known but not being made public.
It must be dreadful to have a loved one die of 'unknown causes'. You'd be forever wondering

[10ClarionSt]

One of them was a mum of two young children, died aged 26. The problem started on the first day of a holiday in Spain. When they got to the hotel, she complained of a bad headache and she had a small lump on the side of her head. Took some tablets but they didn't work. Next day, the lump had gotten larger, so they went to the local hospital where the doctor advised them to return to the UK. Despite lots of tests, xrays, examinations etc, the swelling increased and was getting bigger by the day. After 6 weeks of not knowing what the problem was, she died, and they still don't know what caused the problem.

The same thing happened to my friends' son, who died aged 21. I thought it was odd that they lived within one mile of each other. I mentioned this to his parents, and to the husband of the woman but as far as I know, nothing came of it. A strange world we live in at times.

[William51]

It is sad that such a young person is lost.

[Peter Pedant]

I don't think the general public has a right to know anyone's cause of death.
well the govt does !
ho hum AB on a normal day

Death Certificates are available on just about anyone - and there is the cause of death given, much mmore info besides - 'yes he is dead'

yeah yeah - this is another country - the numbers game cause of death at this age ( guns - no - car accident-no) - undisclosed ht disease, suicide, drugs - would be my top three

[Peter Pedant]

10 Clar
I cannot think why they did not cut up the lump after death, and look at it.
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as for one other case - - you need three for anyone to take any notice.

[douglas9401]

When adopting a "full throttle approach to life" one needs to know where the brake pedal is.

He did not.

[10ClarionSt]

PP, neither of the next of kin would give permission for an autopsy. They didn't want them being "messed about with", as one of them put it. They were of the opinion that if the medical people couldn't do anything when they were alive, then they weren't allowing them to be used when they were dead.

[roopower]

It's nobody's business but his close friends and family. Noone has a right to know how someone died. The only trouble is that speculation, usually completely wide of the mark, is rife which is probably worse.