Woman comes out as 'abrosexual' as she reveals it took her 30 years to realize her identity

Woman comes out as ‘abrosexual’ as she reveals it took her 30 years to realize her identity

Woman comes out as ‘abrosexual’ as she reveals it took her 30 years to realize her identity

A woman who came out as “abrosexual” has revealed what that means, and how it took her 30 years to understand her identity.

Explaining something that challenges social norms is never easy, but for Emma Flint, living authentically meant embracing her truth, no matter the reaction.

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The Abrosexual flag. Credit: SUTHIDAX/Getty

This commitment to authenticity led her to openly share her sexuality.

Despite her confidence in identifying as “abrosexual” after three decades of self-discovery, not everyone responded supportively to her journey toward self-acceptance.

While proud to identify as abrosexual, a term many are unfamiliar with, Emma faced mixed reactions from those around her.

One friend responded with surprise, texting, “When did you decide this? Is this even a label – I’ve never heard of it. I support you, obviously, but this doesn’t sound real.”

Abrosexuality, defined as experiencing fluid levels of sexual or romantic attraction over time, can mean that a person’s orientation may shift.

According to WebMD, abrosexual individuals may also see their sexual preferences change or vary in intensity.

For instance, a person identifying as abrosexual might be drawn to men one week and experience no sexual attraction the next.

Derived from the Greek word “abro,” meaning “delicate” or “graceful,” the term reflects the dynamic nature of this identity.

For Emma, learning about abrosexuality brought relief and clarity.

“I didn’t learn about abrosexuality until two years ago, when I was 30,” she explained in a personal essay for Metro. “Up until that point, I’d struggled to identify what my sexuality was because it fluctuated so rapidly.”

For years, she tried to fit into conventional labels, often feeling “like a lesbian” one day and bisexual the next. But with time, she realized: “My sexuality was fluid.”

Yet, navigating this newfound understanding wasn’t always easy, especially as she shared her identity with friends and family who struggled to understand.

“I’m not expecting everyone to know what it means – hell, I didn’t until two years ago – but you should always listen with respect,” she wrote, adding that most loved ones were supportive and curious to learn more.

However, Emma still occasionally encounters dismissive remarks, even from well-meaning individuals.

“It’s still hard to hear things like ‘mate, you’re just confused’ or ‘just say you’re bisexual and be done with it,’” she said, noting her determination to avoid limiting labels.

“I refuse to be boxed in by someone else’s limited knowledge. We’re all learning new things about ourselves all the time – that’s what growth and development is about.”

Looking forward, Emma hopes that abrosexuality will become widely understood and accepted.

“Eventually, I hope that abrosexuality will be seen as normal, just another identity that someone might have, and not regarded as a way to be ‘on trend,’ as some of the hurtful comments I’ve received suggest,” she shared.

With newfound confidence in her identity, Emma expressed: “I’m no longer nervous about my sexuality because it makes sense to me, and in the end, that’s all that really matters.”

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Mum made chilling phone call to police after murdering three of her own children

Mum made chilling phone call to police after murdering three of her own children

Mum made chilling phone call to police after murdering three of her own children

The 32-year-old mother opened fire on all four of her children in their Wyoming home

A mum made a terrifying final phone call to authorities after shooting her children in her own house.

Tranyelle Harshman murdered three of her four daughters with a gun in a shooting at their Wyoming home on Monday 10 February, with her seven-year-old daughter, Olivia, currently fighting for her life.

She was taken to a hospital in Salt Lake City for treatment over a ‘severe traumatic brain injury’, according to family.

The mother is believed to have opened fire on her kids, with her nine-year-old and both two-year-olds succumbing to their gunshot wounds, as reported by KTVQ.

Harshman is then believed to have pointed the gun at herself.

The family have been left devastated by the murders (Facebook)

The family have been left devastated by the murders (Facebook)

The American mum called authorities after committing the heinous crimes, according to Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office.

It was reported in a press release on Tuesday that the status of the mother and her surviving daughter was unknown, though it has since been revealed that the mother died in hospital on Tuesday night from her injuries after shooting herself.

The 32-year-old’s sister, Savannah Rose, revealed to MTN that the daughter is being treated while sedated, responding to some touch.

It is further stated in the press release that the shooting happened around 1:30pm, before a 911 call was made by Harshman, who reported gunshots and that she thought her children were dead.

Speaking to the dispatcher, she said she planned to shoot herself in her upstairs bedroom, and despite the dispatcher ‘pleading’ with her to remain on the call until authorities arrived, the call was eventually disconnected.

Sheriff’s deputies and local law enforcement arrived at the house within minutes, according to the release, with officers discovering two children deceased with gunshot wounds to the head, while the other two children suffered wounds, but were still alive.

The mother tried to kill all four of her children (Facebook)

The mother tried to kill all four of her children (Facebook)

Unfortunately, the two-year-old would succumb ‘a very short time later due to the extent of her injuries’.

The surviving mother and daughter were taken to North Big Horn Hospital, though friends of Harshman explained to MTN that she suffered from mental health problems, including post-partum depression.

Briana Baker, a longtime friend of Harshman, said ‘you never know what someone is struggling with,’ explaining: “Tranyelle was not the monster this tragedy makes her seem to be.

“Her loved ones don’t want her to be remembered for her darkest moments.”

Describing her as ‘sweet, loving, and funny’, she pointed out that family was her main focus in life.

A former high school class mate of Harshman, Safe Miears, highlighted: “If she was really battling post-partum depression, that’s a serious thing. People needed to be there for her.”

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'Living Nostradamus' issues chilling prediction about 'vital turning point' in 2025

‘Living Nostradamus’ issues chilling prediction about ‘vital turning point’ in 2025

'Living Nostradamus' issues chilling prediction about 'vital turning point' in 2025

He’s certainly more talkative than the real Nostradamus, who has been dead for some time

The man known as the ‘living Nostradamus’ has made some predictions for 2025, and reckons this year will be a ‘vital turning point’ for mankind.

Brazilian man Athos Salomé is a bit more talkative than the actual Nostradamus, perhaps on account of the original mystic man being dead for almost 500 years, and thus no longer able to speak.

Despite being dead a long time, the original Nostradamus left behind a lot of cryptic predictions that have ended up coming true, at least depending on you interpreting them in a charitable manner and giving his decidedly indirect wordplay a lot of credit.

Meanwhile, Salomé’s predictions for 2025 are really heavy on technology, as he reckons digital currencies will rise, we could plug our brains into technology and AI will grow all the more powerful.

Not to pour cold water on the fine art of soothsaying but most people could likely have guessed those things would turn out to be true.

The 'living Nostradamus' doesn't sound very enthusiastic about technological developments. (Athos Salome)

The ‘living Nostradamus’ doesn’t sound very enthusiastic about technological developments. (Athos Salome)

As for a little more detail, the ‘living Nostradamus’ spoke to the Daily Mail to say that he reckons AI-generated content runs the risk of kicking off ‘a new historical extreme of misinformation’ due to the growing role of deepfakes.

He suggested that we could make big progress with technology and potentially end up in disaster, and that our entertainment and media will be dominated by AI-generated content.

Some people have been playing with AI like it’s a toy, and Salomé fears a time when AI-generated scripts are being performed by virtual actors.

He also fears there will come a time that ‘the true nature of sporting competition vanishes away’ under technological progress, as he reckons people will get genetic enhancements and various implants that help them become better at sport.

The guy also thinks people will become increasingly addicted to virtual reality and that humanity ‘needs to reassess its technology connection’ as he believes we’re approaching a ‘critical point’.

The original Nostradamus had some things to say about 2025 as well. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The original Nostradamus had some things to say about 2025 as well. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, in further gloomy predictions, he suggested that rising tensions could kick off World War III, and that would be ‘not just a war of men, but of machines’.

He then wondered what comes next after such a conflict, but his crystal ball didn’t seem to know.

As for what the actual Nostradamus said of 2025, he suggested it might end up being the end of the world.

He wrote: “From the cosmos, a fireball will rise, A harbinger of fate, the world pleads. Science and fate in a cosmic dance, The fate of the Earth, a second chance.”

This sounds rather ominous, but perhaps we could focus on the ‘second chance’ part.

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What Millie Bobby Brown has said about her friendship with Drake as rapper addressed it in song

What Millie Bobby Brown has said about her friendship with Drake as rapper addressed it in song

What Millie Bobby Brown has said about her friendship with Drake as rapper addressed it in song

Millie Bobby Brown hasn’t spoken about Drake in some time, while he mentioned her in a song last year

Drake really seems to be going through it at the moment what with the grilling he received from Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl.

Thousands of people were singing along to ‘Not Like Us’, a diss song about Drake which contains the lyrics ‘certified p**dophile’, while his ex Serena Williams danced along.

Drake has really been raked over the coals since the release of ‘Not Like Us’, though the feud between the pair has been going on for over a decade now.

The song has put some of Drake’s friendships under the microscope, including the one he had with Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown when she was 14 and he was 33.

In 2018 she described him as ‘a great friend and a great role model’, then went on to say that they texted each other adding that he told her ‘I miss you so much’ and she replied ‘I miss you more’.

What's worse than being blasted by a diss track in a feud? Having that same song belted out by thousands in the Super Bowl crowds (Kara Durrette/Getty Images)

What’s worse than being blasted by a diss track in a feud? Having that same song belted out by thousands in the Super Bowl crowds (Kara Durrette/Getty Images)

She also said the rapper gave her advice about boys which would stay ‘in the text messages’.

Responding to the controversy over their friendship in a social media post, she hit out at those criticising it: “Why u gotta make a lovely friendship ur headline? U guys are weird…

“For real. I’m lucky to have people in the business extend their time to help me further my career and offer their wisdom and guidance. I’m very blessed to have amazing people in my life.

“U don’t get to choose that for me. It’s nice to have people understand what I do. Now get back to talking about real problems in this world other than my friendships.”

Drake in turn hit out at the criticism by mentioning her in his song ‘Another Late Night’ as he mentioned ‘weirdos in my comments’.

Back in 2018 she said that she had a 'lovely friendship' with Drake, and hasn't spoken publicly about him for some time (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix)

Back in 2018 she said that she had a ‘lovely friendship’ with Drake, and hasn’t spoken publicly about him for some time (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix)

It’s been quite a while since Brown spoke about their friendship, but Drake has mentioned her in another song of his titled ‘The Heart Part 6’, the tune was a response to his feud with Kendrick Lamar that was released a couple of days after ‘Not Like Us’ came out.

In the song Drake says: “Only f**kin’ with Whitneys, not Millie Bobby Browns, I’d never look twice at no teenager.”

While the song didn’t get a very good reception when it released, it’s pretty evident from the lyrics that he denies anything weird went on, while her past comments talked about a ‘lovely friendship’.

Given the very public performance of ‘Not Like Us’ it seems like his feud with Kendrick isn’t going to blow over any time soon, and Drake is currently suing his own record label, which also represent Kendrick, for defamation.

Kendrick didn’t actually sing the ‘certified p**dophile’ lyric during his Super Bowl performance, but people in the crowd singing along filled it in for him.

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Peter Navy Tuiasosopo dies aged 61

Peter Navy Tuiasosopo dies aged 61

Peter Navy Tuiasosopo dies aged 61

Peter Navy Tuiasosopo has sadly passed away at the age of 61.

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Peter Navy Tuiasosopo died at 61. Credit: Marco Garcia / Getty

The late actor was best known for his work on Street Fighter, The Fast and the Furious New Girl, and Mangum P.I.

His tragic death was announced by his son Manoah, who took to Facebook to share a heartbreaking statement that was signed by the actor’s wife, other children, and grandchildren.

“With a heavy heart, my family and I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Our father Peter N. Tuiasosopo passed away this morning at 3:16AM,” the statement began.

“My dad lived an amazing life and in no way does his impact stop here. We will continue to live with him in spirit, and as saddened as we are, he is without a doubt in Heaven with his brothers, sisters, parents, daughter, and Jesus, and no longer in pain.”

“His strength, love, compassion, and kindness will forever be felt,” he said, concluding the post by thanking everyone for their thoughts and asking for “continued support through this tough and emotional time”.

Although a cause of death was not mentioned, the actor’s son told TMZ that Tuiasosopo had passed from heart complications in Phoenix, Arizona.

He also added that his father was a “trailblazer for Polynesian actors in Hollywood”.

Born in San Pedro, California in 1963, Tuiasosopo played football in college and signed the Los Angeles Rams replacement team for its 1987 season. He officially re-signed to the team in 1988, but he did not make any NFL appearances.

The late star transitioned into acting and landed his first film role in 1991 as Manumana, a member of the fictional Texas State football team in the sports comedy Necessary Roughness.

Two years later, he made his television debut in Danger Theatre as detective Al Hamoki, starring alongside Adam West.

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The actor is best known for his work on Street Fighter, The Fast and the Furious New Girl, and Mangum P.I. Credit: Frederick M. Brown / Getty

Tuiasosopo’s most recognizable roles include playing a Samoan Guard in The Fast and the Furious (2001), where he appeared alongside Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, as well as portraying E. Honda in the 1994 live-action film Street Fighter with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raúl Juliá.

His other film credits include playing Ed Tuttle in the 1998 film BASEketball, Willie Dumaine in 12 Rounds, as well as smaller parts in Batman & Robin, Charlie’s Angels, Austin Powers in Gold Member, and The Scorpion King.

The late actor’s later roles included Yoshi Nakamura in the Disney series Kickin’ It, as well as guest roles in hit shows such as NCIS, Magnum P.I, and a recurring role in the Zooey Deschanel-fronted sitcom New Girl as “Big Bob”.

His last credit was in the 2018 crime drama Mayans M.C.

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Glee star Naya Rivera's ex-husband reveals her final words before her tragic drowning

Glee star Naya Rivera’s ex-husband reveals her final words before her tragic drowning

Glee star Naya Rivera's ex-husband reveals her final words before her tragic drowning

Naya Rivera’s heartbreaking last words have been revealed prior to her drowning

The ex-husband of Naya Rivera, a star of the show Glee who died in a tragic drowning saving her son’s life, has revealed her final words.

Rivera died in July of 2020, drowning in Lake Piru, California. She was just 33 years old at the time of her death.

Her ex, Ryan Dorsey, spoke to People Magazine in a heartbreaking sit-down interview, the first since her death.

Rivera and her son Josey (Chris Delmas via Getty Images)

Rivera and her son Josey (Chris Delmas via Getty Images)

Their son, Josey, is now nine, but was only four years old at the time of her death.

Rivera was best known for her time on the show Glee, with several members of the cast reuniting at the lake, pictured holding hands.

The cast lived through the tragedy of her death being confirmed exactly seven years after the death of Cory Monteith, who overdosed while the show was still ongoing.

Dorsey spoke to People about the experience of Rivera’s death.

He recounted how their son was swimming off a boat she had taken out into the lake before realising it had begun to drift.

The incident report of her death reported that she drowned due to the exhaustion of getting him back to the boat.

Rivera's Glee cast members came together during the search for her body (Al Seib via Getty Images)

Rivera’s Glee cast members came together during the search for her body (Al Seib via Getty Images)

Dorsey revealed her last words were said to her son shortly before going under, saying: “He said that the last thing she said was his name, and then she went under, and he didn’t see her anymore.

“It just rocks my world that he had to witness her last moments.”

He reports finding out the news from Rivera’s Mother’s husband, and almost falling on hearing it.

He added: “I drove 100-and-­something the whole way with my four-way hazards on, chain-smoking cigarettes — and I don’t even smoke, really — and just crying.

“I just wanted to get to Josey.”

He claims he ‘doesn’t know what he would have done’ if they’d lost both his son Josey and his ex-wife and Josey’s mother Naya.

The four-year-old was found in the boat they had rented, drifting back to shore.

Rivera and Dorsey were married in 2014 and divorced in 2018 (Paul Archuleta via Getty Images)

Rivera and Dorsey were married in 2014 and divorced in 2018 (Paul Archuleta via Getty Images)

He went on to say: “When it happened, I just found myself shaking my head, like, ‘I can’t believe she’s gone’.

“It’s still so surreal every day.”

Following her death, Dorsey filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ventura County, who rented the boat to Rivera.

It was filed by Dorsey on behalf of their son, with a settlement being agreed in 2022.

Amjad Khan, the family’s lawyer, said after the settlement: “Through this settlement, Josey will receive just compensation for having to endure the drowning of his beloved mother at Lake Piru.

“Though the tragic loss of Josey’s mother can never truly be overcome, we are very pleased that the monetary settlement will significantly assist Josey with his life beyond this tragedy.”

It was argued in the suit that her death was preventable, and that the boat rented did not have proper safety features and equipment.

According to court documents, there have been more than two dozen people in the last 65 years to die in the lake’s ‘deadly history.’

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Kanye West's online store selling just Swastika T-shirts is finally removed

Kanye West’s online store selling just Swastika T-shirts is finally removed

Kanye West’s online store selling just Swastika T-shirts is finally removed

Kanye West left fans disturbed this week after unveiling his new online store selling just one item – T-shirts with swastikas on them.

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Kanye West’s website has been taken down. Credit: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images

Ye, 47, who recently declared that he was a “racist” and a “nazi”, had aired a commercial in some markets during the Super Bowl, pointing fans to his website, Yeezy.com.

The 30-second commercial showed Ye filming a close-up of his face while lying in a dentist’s chair, telling the camera: “I spent, like, all the money for the commercial on these new teeth. So, once again, I had to shoot it on the iPhone.”

According to reports from the New York Times, the rapper then directed people to his online store, which sold just one item – a $20 white T-shirt with a back swastika on the front.

According to Variety, at the time the commercial aired on Sunday night, the store was selling a range of non-branded clothing, but changed it to the controversial T-shirt shortly afterward.

By Tuesday morning, the website appeared to have gone offline, being replaced with a message reading: “This store is unavailable.”

A spokesperson for Shopify, the online platform which processed the website’s orders, told the outlet that Kanye’s online store “did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms so we removed them from Shopify.”

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein told CNBC that the website’s owners “had an entire day” to prove they were not violating company policies, “which did not happen.”

He said on Tuesday: “The moment we realized this was not actually a real commerce practice, they weren’t actually engaging in authentic commerce, we pulled it down,” labelling the website “disappointing”.

According to reports, the T-shirt was labeled ‘HH-01’, with it being believed to stand for “Heil Hitler”.

Finkelstein told CNBC’s Sara Eisen: “I’m a proud Jewish entrepreneur. I’m a proud Jewish community member. You and I have talked about this in the past, that it’s a big part of my identity. So obviously I’m devastated by that.”

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Kanye West’s ad had aired during the Super Bowl. Credit: Arnold Jerocki / Getty

Kanye has expressed antisemitic views on numerous recent occasions, including on social media after his controversial appearance on the red carpet at the Grammys, where his wife, Bianca Censori, appeared wearing a sheer mesh dress underneath which she was completely naked.

The ‘Runaway’ performer took to X on February 7 to share a series of posts including a number of antisemitic tweets about Jewish people, and even about friends of his who are Jewish who he has apparently “never trusted”.

The once-revered rapper then went on to say that he “loves Hitler”, branding himself a Nazi.

Since then, Elon Musk also confirmed that people would no longer be able to see Kanye’s X (formerly Twitter) account.

As a result of his inflammatory posts and offensive slurs, X slapped a “sensitive content warning” on the ‘Gold Digger’ rapper’s account.

According to Sky News, the Campaign Against Antisemitism group condemned West’s posts in a statement, saying: “Once again, Ye has gone on an antisemitic rampage online. It couldn’t be any clearer that he is an unrepentant, proud antisemite.

“At a time of unprecedented antisemitism, there can be no mistaking this incitement for exactly what it is. We call on Elon Musk to remove him from X,” they added.

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Elon Musk confirmed Kanye’s account has been restricted. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty

The 53-year-old X owner finally addressed the controversy after three days, revealing that Kanye’s account had been marked as “NSFW [not safe for work].”

“You should not be seeing that anymore,” the billionaire added.

Kanye had previously been banned from Twitter in 2022 after he posted a photo of a swastika merged with a Star of David.

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How residents of English village where there is no crime, debt or homelessness get by with no pay cheques

How residents of English village where there is no crime, debt or homelessness get by with no pay cheques

How residents of English village where there is no crime, debt or homelessness get by with no pay cheques

Nobody owns anything, nobody owes anything, so how to they get by?

Nestled within East Sussex is a village of a few hundred people where there’s no debt, homelessness and pretty much no crime whatsoever.

It’s called Darvell and the village is a community of people called ‘Bruderhof’, a group of radical Christians who believe in community living.

This means that pretty much everything is shared and if someone needs something, it’s provided for, though members live modestly so they don’t require much in the way of goods.

According to their site, the Bruderhof community ‘provides each of us with necessities such as food, clothing, and housing, so there’s no need for money on a day-to-day basis’.

If someone does need some money, to take a trip for instance, then they’ll be given it and expected to give back what they didn’t spend when they get home.

All money earned by the Bruderhof goes to the community, so nobody gets to keep their personal pay (YouTube/This Morning)

All money earned by the Bruderhof goes to the community, so nobody gets to keep their personal pay (YouTube/This Morning)

While members do work to provide for the community ‘no one who lives on a Bruderhof is paid for their work: no wages, paychecks, stipends, or allowances’.

Even certain members who might live away from the community in a city could have a job but ‘all wages are donated to the church community’.

In this way, the Bruderhof believe everyone is ‘on the same footing’.

The communities do make money through various business ventures, but all the earnings go to the church and are used to pay for something called ‘community of goods’.

According to the Bruderhof’s website, across their villages ‘no one member, or any one Bruderhof location, is richer or poorer than any other’.

All money goes into something called 'community of goods'. (YouTube/BBC)

All money goes into something called ‘community of goods’. (YouTube/BBC)

As for this ‘community of goods’, that’s something they’ve set up which pays for the needs of each community and its members.

“Community of goods, also known as the common purse, simply means we share everything together,” they said of the way they do things.

“None of us owns any property in our name, and none of us receives a paycheck, stipend, or allowance. Everything belongs to the collective membership.”

As such, members don’t own the houses they live in, the clothes they wear or the shoes they walk around in, they don’t have money or build savings as that all goes into the public pot to be spent on providing essential goods.

They added: “This idea is not ours; this is how the first Christians lived, as described in Acts 2.”

If a community ever has more money than it needs then they’ll spend the surplus on ‘our own outreach projects or to support other charitable missions’.

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Pilot killed in crash involving Motley Crue star's private jet identified

Pilot killed in crash involving Motley Crue star’s private jet identified

Pilot killed in crash involving Motley Crue star’s private jet identified

The pilot who was sadly killed in a plane crash involving Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil’s jet has been named.

On Monday, Scottsdale Airport was forced to close after a Learjet 35A veered off the runway upon landing and collided with a stationary Gulfstream 200 business jet, killing one person and injuring three others.

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The jet is owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil. Credit: jfizzy/Star Max/Getty

The Learjet, which had been completing a private flight from Austin, Texas, landed at 2:39PM local time before crashing into the parked aircraft minutes later.

Officials confirmed that the jet is owned by Neil, though he was not aboard at the time.

The Learjet carried four people – two pilots and two passengers – when it crashed.

Neil’s girlfriend, Rain Andreani, 43, and her friend were among the passengers. According to the New York Post, Andreani suffered five broken ribs in the accident.

Two dogs belonging to the female passengers were also on board but survived the crash.

One of the Learjet’s pilots was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other pilot, along with Andreani and her friend, was taken to a local hospital. The sole occupant of the Gulfstream jet was uninjured.

The City of Scottsdale released a statement attributing the crash to a landing gear failure:

“The accident occurred at 2:39PM when a Learjet 35A, arriving from Austin, veered off the runway and struck a parked Gulfstream 200.”

“According to initial reports, the Learjet’s left main landing gear failed upon landing, leading to the collision.”

Emergency personnel from Scottsdale Fire Station 609 arrived at the scene within one minute of the crash.

The statement further confirmed: “One person was pronounced dead, while three others sustained injuries and were transported to Valley hospitals for treatment. Another individual refused medical treatment.”

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The Learjet’s landing gear is believed to have failed (stock image). Credit: JoanValls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images

The pilot who sadly died has been identified as 78-year-old Marine veteran Joie Vitosky.

Vitosky’s daughter, Jana Schertzer, expressed admiration for her father’s skill and composure in the moments leading up to the crash.

“I honestly, wholeheartedly believe that the reason those other passengers are alive – it’s because of how he handled it yesterday,” Schertzer told The Arizona Republic on Tuesday.

A native of Oklahoma, Vitosky joined the Marine Corps in his early twenties with a passion for aviation. He served as a Marine Corps aviator, flying helicopters in Vietnam in 1969, his ex-wife Ann Vitosky told The Associated Press.

After more than a decade in the military, he transitioned to flying Learjets. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, he had been a certified flight engineer since 1978 and a pilot since 2019.

“His passion was flying,” Ann Vitosky said, adding that he died doing what he loved.

Schertzer echoed that sentiment, emphasizing that her father was in excellent health and dedicated to flying.

“Instead of, you know, retiring and doing nothing, he did it literally until the day he died,” she said.

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Why 'Inaccessible Island' owned by UK has never had anyone live there despite many trying

Why ‘Inaccessible Island’ owned by UK has never had anyone live there despite many trying

Why 'Inaccessible Island' owned by UK has never had anyone live there despite many trying

The island is only inhabited by a rare species of sea bird

One of the world’s most remote islands is currently inaccessible to the public, and it’s owned by the UK.

You may have heard of the island of Tristan de Cunha and its UK postcode, and while it holds the title of being the world’s most remote inhabited island, at least people manage to live there.

There are nearby islands that are also under the UK’s jurisdiction and are just as remote, but nobody lives there.

Home to one of the world’s largest colonies of sea birds, it’s located in the south Atlantic and features scenic cliffs.

The island has a stunning landscape (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO/Ron Van Oers/UNESCO)

The island has a stunning landscape (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO/Ron Van Oers/UNESCO)

They’re called Gough and Inaccessible Islands, and even though they are technically dependencies of Tristan da Cunha, the former is over 400km (255 miles) southeast of it, while the latter is just 31 km (19 miles) southwest of the inhabited island.

Currently a UNESCO World Heritage site, they stand as the least-disturbed islands and ecosystems in what’s known as the ‘cool temperate zone’, which is a climate zone with four distinct seasons.

Boasting some eye-catching cliffs and featuring an environment that features no mammals, Gough is ruled by the gallinule and the Gough rowettie, two species of sea birds.

Inaccessible Island, on the other hand, got its name for being exactly that. Inaccessible.

There is one endemic species of land bird here, the Inaccessible Rail, and it lives on the island along with eight types of plants.

It's near impossible to gain access to the island (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO/Ron Van Oers/UNESCO)

It’s near impossible to gain access to the island (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO/Ron Van Oers/UNESCO)

Known as an extinct volcanic island, Inaccessible Island was active around six million years ago, with its central area reaching a peak height of 449 metres above sea level.

There are some boulder beaches, though it is surrounded by sea cliffs, making it near impossible to inhabit.

But this didn’t stop some of the more ambitious sailors from trying their luck, despite the unforgiving terrain and conditions around the island.

Captain d’Etchevery, who manned the French ship Etoile du Matin, unsuccessfully tried to land on the island, giving it its ‘Inaccessible’ name, instead of ‘Ile de Etchevery’.

The island became a World Heritage site in 2004 as the conservation of its wildlife became globally significant, with rare species still inhabiting Inaccessible Island.

Sailors have tried to capture the land in the past (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO/Ron Van Oers/UNESCO)

Sailors have tried to capture the land in the past (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO/Ron Van Oers/UNESCO)

The most famous shipwreck across the Tristan Islands can also be found here, as the East Indiaman Blenden Hall was destroyed on 23rd July 1821 here, running ashore in foggy weather.

Luckily, around 50 people survived and lived off fish, sea birds and even penguins before making their way to Tristan de Cunha on a small boat.

The are where the ship crashed is now known as ‘Blenden Hall’.

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