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He was a crazy mofo. Probably bit off more than he could chew.
Yeah, its sad because if I read a le that said UFC fighter found dead...He would be the one Id think it would be...Well...what a great day...break my leg....fighter I used to love dies....mmm......so in sad.
He was a crazy mofo. Probably bit off more than he could chew.
This sucks.
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Last edited by Anti.Hero; 09-08-2008 at 11:16 PM.
Sad indeed.
R.I.P. and God Bless his loved ones. Too young.
Deana Epperson, who grew up across the street from Tanner and his family in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas, said she'd been told that the fighter had texted friends in Oceanside as late as Thursday, telling them that he'd run out of water and gas for his motorcycle. Authorities were then contacted to try and locate the fighter.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/for...ted-dead-14334
rip
still pretty idiotic on his part
That sucks for him to die like that. Going out to the desert to escape the city is such a ing awesome thing to do in SoCal, though I prefer to do it in months where it's not ridiculously hot.
so sad...at least he was doing something he loved. sorry bro...
A lot of these mma fighters are a very eccentric and strange breed
amen
Rogan’s blog
http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/236
The most detailed info yet on Tanner's death...
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2008/9/11...-tanner-s-deat
Didn't have his bike with him when he died (didn't run out of gas).
Appears he just hiked too far from camp for what water he carried with him and he died trying to walk back at night. Hiked out about 5 miles and made it only 3.8 miles back. Crazy stuff...a guy in his physical condition died in about 18 hrs or so...damn...
Marines Find UFC Champion's Body
September 09, 2008
Marine Corps News|by LCpl. Austin Hazard
YUMA, Ariz. — The air station's Search and Rescue Marines found the body of a former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion in southeast California.
Evan Tanner, 37, was discovered in the Palo Verde Mountain range near Clapp Spring after authorities searched the area for several days.
The air station's SAR unit received the call, searching along with De Anza Rescue, an all-volunteer search group for Imperial County Sherriff's Office, said Capt. Ben Keck, SAR pilot for the search.
According to Tanner's blog, the mixed-martial artist was going hiking for spiritual purposes and to test his limits.
Tanner arrived at his campsite on Sept. 3 and set out to Clapp Spring, about five miles away, the next morning, based on the GPS retrieved from his body, said Jeff Green, De Anza Rescue commander.
"Tanner had sent a friend a phone text message on Thursday afternoon stating that he was at Clapp Spring and had run out of water," said Green. "Tanner told his friend he would travel back to his camp at night, when it's the coldest, and to contact authorities if he wasn’t heard from by 8 a.m. Friday."
The campsite was found abandoned, with Tanner's motorcycle and additional provisions and water, at noon on Sept. 6.
"De Anza Rescue found Tanner's tracks at Clapp Spring early Saturday, confirming that he reached the area," said Keck. "We followed the trail until they lost it at the base of a mountain."
SAR Marines picked up the trail later that afternoon, before ending the day's search at nightfall, said Keck.
De Anza Rescue and station SAR continued to search the area on Sept. 7.
Imperial County Sherriff's Office called SAR Marines out again on Sept. 8. Yuma Marines spotted Tanner's body 1.2 miles away from his campsite at about 12:30 p.m., said Keck.
After the body was found, station SAR flew a coroner to the scene once he arrived from El Centro, Calif.
SAR Marines then airlifted the body to the nearby town of Palo Verde, Calif., where the body was released to the coroner.
The coroner determined the time of death to be between late night on Sept. 4 and the morning of Sept. 5, and the cause of death to be heat exposure, said Green.
Station SAR receives approximately 30 calls for search and rescue operations per year, said Keck.
Sounds like someone who went on a bender for a bit and was trying to dry out alone in the desert...pretty dehydrated.
Binging on alcohol just takes so much out of you....takes days to recover. Go out in the heat after over doing it and you're asking for trouble.
You really think he started drinking again?
I wonder what the autopsy will show -- if there might be more to this.
Its possible...its just to hard to explain how he died so close to camp. Maybe he was just worn out and passed out. Maybe not even dehydrated.
Tanner seemed like a brilliant guy who just couldn't execute any of his grand plans.
Last edited by Evan; 09-12-2008 at 07:45 AM.
Eh...bad info. Didn't run out of gas...
Evan also posted a follow-up about it not being a death-wish type adventure after people started reacting to his statement about equipment failure could mean death...he said he spent a lot of time planning the trip.
I firmly believe he was on a bender and was just worn out and passed out in the heat.
But I don't believe they will find alcohol in his blood.
classy short and sweat tribute to Tanner on InsideMMA on hdnet
myspace
Best one I've seen so far...lots of early footage from HnS and Pancrase...
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2008/9/14...day-evan-tanne
who's Evan Turner?myspace
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