Top ten unusual deaths in 2010s

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This is a list of unusual deaths. This list contains unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history. This list also includes less rare, though still unusual, deaths of prominent people. This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced contributions.

2010: Jenny Mitchell, was killed when her car exploded after fumes
#1 - 2010: Jenny Mitchell, was killed when her car exploded after fumes

A 19-year-old English hairdresser, was killed when her car exploded after fumes, caused by chemicals mixing with hydrogen peroxide leaking from a bottle of hair bleach, ignited as she lit a cigarette.
2010: Vladimir Ladyzhensky, died in the World Sauna Championships
#2 - 2010: Vladimir Ladyzhensky, died in the World Sauna Championships

A competitor from Russia, died in the World Sauna Championships in Finland after he had spent six minutes in a sauna that had been heated up to 110 °C (230 °F).
2010: Mike Edwards, killed by a bale of hay.
#3 - 2010: Mike Edwards, killed by a bale of hay.

Mike Edwards at 62, a musician and a founding member of rock group Electric Light Orchestra, was killed when a 600 kg (1,300 lb) bale of hay rolled down a hill and landed on his passing van in Devon, England.
2010: Jimi Heselden, drove off a cliff on a Segway
#4 - 2010: Jimi Heselden, drove off a cliff on a Segway

Owner of the Segway motorized scooter company, was killed when he accidentally drove off a cliff on a Segway at his estate and drowned in the River Wharfe.
2010: Robert Boardman, gored by a mountain goat
#5 - 2010: Robert Boardman, gored by a mountain goat

Robert Boardman, 63, was gored to death by a mountain goat at Olympic National Park.
2010: Robert Gary Jones, hit by a small plane
#6 - 2010: Robert Gary Jones, hit by a small plane

Robert Gary Jones, 38, was killed while jogging on a beach in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina when he was hit from behind by a small plane making an emergency landing.
2011: Jose Luis Ochoa, died after being stabbed by a bird
#7 - 2011: Jose Luis Ochoa, died after being stabbed by a bird

Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, died after being stabbed in the leg at a cockfight by one of the birds that had a knife attached to its limb.
2011: Acton Beale, falling doing planking
#8 - 2011: Acton Beale, falling doing planking

Acton Beale, 20, died after falling from a balcony in Brisbane, Australia, the only person known to have died while participating in a fad known as 'planking'.
2011: A 25 year old woman and Steven Leon, by American black bear smashed
#9 - 2011: A 25 year old woman and Steven Leon, by American black bear smashed

A 25 year old woman from Ottawa, Ontario and Steven Leon, 40, of Gatineau, Quebec, died after an airborne American black bear smashed through the windshield of their SUV near Luskville, Quebec. The bear had been hit by another vehicle, launching it into the oncoming lane where it landed on the SUV.
2011: Sheila Decoster, asphyxiation in a recycling bin
#10 - 2011: Sheila Decoster, asphyxiation in a recycling bin

Sheila Decoster, 62, died from asphyxiation after falling head first into a recycling bin at her home in Toledo, Ohio.

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