http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/story/0,20797,19054812-5003400,00.html



Reporter dies at gold mine



May 07, 2006

VETERAN television reporter Richard Carleton has died after a suspected heart attack at Beaconsfield mine.

"He has died," Tasmanian police constable Phil Pike said after Mr Carleton, a long-time Nine Network identity, collapsed at a press conference outside the gold mine.

Nine presenter Mike Munro confirmed the death during a televised news update.

"He was given treatment on the spot and taken to hospital," a visibly shaken Munro said.

"He was taken to hospital, as you can see, where doctors have only just pronounced him dead.

"Our friend and colleague, Richard Carleton, from 60 Minutes, dead."

Witnesses said Carleton went red in the face after asking a question at the press conference and walked a short distance before collapsing.

Locals held blankets to shield him from media crew gathered there to cover the mine rescue.

Minutes before he collapsed, Carleton asked Beaconsfield Mine Manager Matthew Gill about the safety history of the mine:

"On 26th October last year, not 10 metres from where these men are now entombed, you had a 400-tonne rock fall. Why is it, is it the strength of the seam, or the wealth of the seam, that you continue to send men into work in such a dangerous environment."

Members of the media began performing chest compressions as an ambulance crew arrived.

Carleton, who reported for the network's flagship 60 Minutes program, had a history of heart problems.

"Come on, Richard, you are doing well, mate," a colleague said to Carleton.

Paramedics are using a defibrillator to treat Carleton.

Carleton experienced a number of health scares, the first in 1988 when he underwent a heart bypass and in 2003 when he suffered a heart attack.

In 2005 he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

One local resident who watched as people rushed to help Carleton expressed disbelief.

"Gold help us," the woman said.

"It's like a nightmare."

Prior to Carleton's collapse, children had gathered to collect autographs from some of the high-profile television personalities covering the mine drama.

One little girl's mother said that Carleton wrote on her daughter's piece of paper: "Have a healthy life".

AAP

The funeral is next tuesday ... oh wait.

REPORTER HAPPENS TO DIE AT TOPICAL DISASTER ZONE OF COMPLETELY UNRELATED MEDICAL CONDITION - News at 5

EDIT: CALM DOWN f*****S AND READ DOWN

last edited by Hashy at 18:59:44 07/May/06

Couldn't have happened to a better person.

s***, I read about him collapsing earlier.

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REPORTER HAPPENS TO DIE AT TOPICAL DISASTER ZONE OF COMPLETELY UNRELATED MEDICAL CONDITION - News at 5

Way to look f***ing stupid, he was a well known reporter it would have been news no matter where it was. You dumb f***

Thats right hashy have a little common sense about things. No need to try and de-rail a thread everytime for the f***en sake of it. Thats nF's job, because he is normally to stupid to think of anything intelligent to say.

richard carleton was a true legend. RIP

REPORTER HAPPENS TO DIE AT TOPICAL DISASTER ZONE OF COMPLETELY UNRELATED MEDICAL CONDITION - News at 5

IT IS COOL TO NOT READ THREADS AND JUST POST NEGATIVE COMMENTS EVERYWHERE I f***ING CAN ON THE INTERNET.

Like Astro said, it's news because a well known reporter died. If Sandra Sully died of Cancer, it'd be news too.

Please, the internet obviously is a bit too much for you emotionally, maybe you should play squash or something. I don't know why you spend so much f***ing time trolling the forum and expressing your distaste about every single thing you can find.

THREAD ERUPTION

It came off wrong, but I'm just saying everyone and their dog is spinning the story (in headlines and 'coming up' material) that the guy died IN the mine, as though the mine had something to do with it at all when the guy was just doing his damn job. This is Richard f***ing Carleton dying of a heart attack and even courier mail is spinning it as "Reporter dies at gold mine", and I don't know the f*** why.

Edit: Well, I do, they're trying to be topical when it's pretty inappropriate

last edited by Hashy at 19:03:58 07/May/06

Because he was a reporter, and he died at a gold mine.

"oh i see now"

Wasn't a good day for Carlton today.

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how can you say he was a great man? did you know him personally? seriously... maybe he was, but just because he was on tv doesn't make him a great man.

This saves me from ever having to again utter the phrase "oh shut the f*** up Carleton".

He worked in TV for 50 years, went around the world reporting in most cases some very good news in good locations. Regardless of your opinion bigzub, he did accomplish alot in life, espeically in TV. The man went through a full heart transplant and contracted testicular cancer later on in life, yet he carried on working.

I wouldn't expect someone of your intelligence to understand the concept. Serves further proof half the people on this forum do not think before they type.

prostate cancer tiny, i think you'll find they are different organs

prostate cancer tiny, i think you'll find they are different organs

Considering how many testicals slap against his ass on any given day, you'd think he know the difference.

further to nF's point you don't contract cancer, it isn't the flu

what stories they have on sixty minutes. they brought it forward cos of the logies and i missed it :(

they had a story about how the miners still aren't out yet

I heard it on the logies. What a way to find out. 63 :( So young.

He worked in TV for 50 years, went around the world reporting in most cases some very good news in good locations. Regardless of your opinion bigzub, he did accomplish alot in life, espeically in TV. The man went through a full heart transplant and contracted testicular cancer later on in life, yet he carried on working.

hahha you're a f***ing dumbc***. i bet if prince charles died, you'd be saying he was a great man too. go suck his dead dick, cos if you had the chance i bet you would.

trog-holiday-hostilities seem to be permeating every thread...

:D

you know what zub get f***ed. just because someone observed that carlton was a great bloke no need to flame him. carlton did more for accountability in australia and keeping politicians honest than most of us could dream of.

he was one of the few media types who actually had a good reputation.

zubs got a point. I mean who really gives a f***. I still had froot loops for breakfast and I still see tk posting stupid threads.

game over c***s

So much anger SCOGGEX. Should I be worried over the fact that you seem to obsess about me on an almost daily fashion? You need to get a hobby dude, or even a life!

So did all the admins leave with Trog??

cry f***wit

Looks like it, the morons have come out to play.

HAHAHA, I'm not the one who's acting like a 12 year old girl. Grow up SCOGGEX.

i bet if prince charles died, you'd be saying he was a great man too

He is a great man you raging Cock Fag. God I hope you die in an a horible aviation accident and they have to identify you by removing the charred remains of your penis from a horses arse.

hahha you're a f***ing dumbc***. i bet if prince charles died, you'd be saying he was a great man too. go suck his dead dick, cos if you had the chance i bet you would.

you really are clueless, huh.

It's not his fault he's a muslim

nice try

I am glad some other people see the point I was trying to make is valid.

Its pretty low to try and de-rail a thread about someones death.

tanaka and scoggex, put it in your livejournal

HEY f*** YOU

One local resident who watched as people rushed to help Carleton expressed disbelief.

"Gold help us," the woman said.

LOL wtf..bad typo there..

prostate cancer tiny, i think you'll find they are different organs

Once again, nobody gives a f*** nF.

I dont think his point was where the cancer was contracted, rather that he had cancer and continued to do the things he did.

Instead of looking at the words in a post so literally to find any tiny inconsistency for another world record attempt at being the 'forum hero', you might be less socially f***in' retarded and frustrating if you try and read people's intended meaning.

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Once again, nobody gives a f*** nF.

Hook, line, and sinker.

Stop standing up for nf ffs maxe.. let him fight his own battles.. jesus christ its not like tiny nf needs someone to fight his battles for him

oh snap...

let him fight his own battles

i dunno, he might be in too deep....you know, how he jumped in there and called Tiny a stupid fat braindead cocksucking f***** for not knowing the difference between testicular and prostate cancer

He just goes mental and attacks people on the internet over the most random s***. Not like that Loki guy, hes a stand up fella

i concur.

ffs maxe stop posting in e-battles that aren't even yours

Ah, the man-train parade to f*** each other senseless with support has arrived.

How touching.
I'm out to go back to drifting my car into traffic islands.

Sweet grammar deficient defeat...

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in a thread about miners, loki digs himself a hole

how whimsical

Two come out of the hole, one goes back in.