The Daily Moth 12-17-19
[Transcript] Hello! Here are three top news briefs for today.
First, this recent Sunday in Utah, a 45-year-old male snowboarder got killed by an avalanche that he triggered. Matt Tauszik left the Park City Mountain Resort to the backcountry of Dutch Draw which is near the resort.
He was partway down the slope, triggered the avalanche, got caught in it, and was buried under.
Other snowboarders were coming by when they noticed a snowboard sticking out of the snow. They realized the board was still attached to a person so they began digging snow, about 3 feet deep until they could get Tauszik out. The other snowboarders did attempt to do CPR on him until the rescue team arrived. The rescuers attempted to rescue him for two hours, but was not successful.
The rescuers believe that Tauszik was buried under for about 30 to 45 minutes. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. He is survived by his wife and son.
Officials warn that if you want to do backcountry skiing or snowboarding, please be extra careful and have proper equipment.
Second, last Saturday, the 2019 competition for Miss World was held in London. The winner of 2019 Miss World is Toni-Ann Singh who represented Jamaica. Nyekachi Douglas, who is Miss Nigeria, was one of the top 3 finalists. Her reaction to Singh winning the title of Miss World went viral on the Internet.
Douglas cheered, did a joyful dance, and twirled around before hugging Singh (the winner).
Many have commented that Douglas (Miss Nigeria) has set the standard of how we should respond to support our friends when they win. There were also some comments saying how Douglas’ response has become an inspiration for 2020.
Singh’s win of being Miss World 2019 means that for the first time right now Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America, Miss Universe, and Miss World are all black women.
Link to see the full reaction of Douglas when Singh won is in the transcript below.
Third, the largest Roman shipwreck was recently found in the coast of Kefalonia, one of the Greek islands. This is the 4th shipwreck found, but largest by 110 feet with a cargo of 6,000 amphorae. Amphorae is a plural name for a Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck.
Oceanus network of the University Patras used artificial intelligence image-processing techniques to discover this ship. This shipwreck is still in good condition and could hold potential information about routes, trading, etc.
One scholar who was one of the nine people that discovered the shipwreck, mentioned that it is very costly to retrieve the entire shipwreck. So, what they will do is to get one amphora and use DNA techniques to find what the jars were filled with and they also will seek an investor to plan a diving park for the wreck.
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