Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Sports
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- Published
The son of ex-Chelsea midfielder Eddie Newton ignored pleas from his wife to not go on what turned out to be a fatal 40C (104F) desert hike, a coroner said.
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coroner → publish → wife
Rescue teams found the body of Cassius Newton, 34, in the mountainous region of Wadi Naqab, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on 18 July - hours after the couple last spoke, an inquest was told.
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inquest → find → July
His friend, Aran Martinson, from Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, also died in the sweltering heat after they set off at about 07:00 local time (04:00 BST).
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they → die → time
Area coroner Michelle Brown ruled their deaths were the result of misadventure and said: "This was an intentional trip with unintended consequences."
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This → rule → consequences
Newton met Martinson through their work at a "global company" and they both lived in the luxury resort of Ras Al Khaimah, to the north-east of Dubai.
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they → meet → Dubai
He called his wife at about 02:00 to inform her of their planned hike and "she asked him not to go", Essex Coroner's Court heard.
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Court → call → him
"She knew it would be very hot and it can get to about 40C, and the feeling is higher because it's in the canyons," Brown said.
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Brown → know → canyons
"He was also out the night before and wouldn't have had much sleep, and she didn't think he would have charged his phone enough.
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he → have → phone
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Rescue efforts were launched after the wives of both men called the authorities, having not heard from them for hours.
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wives → launch → hours
They were discovered between 3km and 4km (1.8 miles and 2.5 miles) from where they had parked, and their bodies were 350m (1,148ft) apart.
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bodies → discover → m
Newton, originally from Poole, and father-of-three Martinson were both lying on their backs surrounded by large rocks.
They were taken to hospital in Ras Al Khaimah but pronounced dead later that day.
Brown described the route they were walking as "a recreational hike" that did not require any equipment and should take four hours.
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that → lie → hours
She said Eddie Newton flew out to the UAE to identify his son's body.
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Newton → say → body
Text messages between Martinson and his wife were also read to the court, in which she said at 09:26: "You must be cooking."
Having not heard from him five hours later, she messaged: "[You are] actually trying to tip me over the edge I swear."
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I → read → edge
Brown said the men both died from severe rising body temperatures which led to organ failure.
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which → say → failure
A previous hearing was told it was 50C (122F) in the desert, but Brown said it was 40C earlier.
In an earlier tribute, Chelsea said it was "devastated" to learn of the death of Newton, who once played for the club's academy.
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who → tell → academy
Martinson's wife wrote online that her husband was "incredibly driven, hardworking and ambitious".
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husband → write → ?
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