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Food Blogger Wilkes McDermid (39) published his last meal on his blog, before jumping to his death from a restaurant rooftop
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Suicide - Jumper
Published: Feb 10, 2015 @ 3:04 PM
Wilkes McDermid (39)
Date:
Feb 08, 2015
Suicide by:
Jumped from building
Location:
London, England
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A blogger plunged to his death moments after posting online that he had grown 'tired of life', with tributes to his memory flooding in.
Wilkes McDermid fell from the roof terrace of restaurant Coq D'Argent, in central London on Sunday evening.
The 39-year-old was a well-known food critic, and moments before the incident posted on Twitter a link to his final blog post.
It read: "This is a message to thank you for being part of my last adventure in London.
"Alas, it is time to say goodbye. The reasons 'why' will be upsetting for some and very hard to accept for others."
Quoting writer Samuel Johnson, he added: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
"Johnson was right, I am not tired of London and never have been… however I am tired of life."
He went on to describe his final meal.
"There seems to be a fascination on 'final meals' with many people online... mine was a at Hawksmoor Spitalfields (400g Ribeye with a Donnington Cesear Salad, triple poked chips with lime pickle mayo side with a Colston bassett stilton with pears and walnuts).
"With a Shakey Pete's Ginger Brew, Rosso Braaida Monferrato Rosso 2009, Meantime Pale Ale, with a Diszinko Tokai."
At the end of the post he said: "That's all folks, in the words of Dr Seuss, 'Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.'"
Moments after his final post, his followers tried to alert police to his concerning post, but it was too late.
Friends and colleagues have been posting tributes online to McDermid.
National NewsA man died after he fell from Coq D'Argent Restaurant in the City of LondonCoq D'Argent: The restaurant in the City of London which he fell from
@BrockleyMarket said: "RIP @wilkes888. A top top bloke, such a sad loss."
@annixontong said: "The London food scene has lost a legend. RIP."
@wilkes888: "Your passion for the industry was matched only by your talent of documenting it."
@LauraJHyatt said: "I can't express how upset I am to have lost a fellow foodie but more importantly a friend. @wilkes888 I miss you."
City of London Police said they were called to the scene to reports of a 39-year-old man being seen to fall from a restaurant at Number 1 Poultry.
A spokesman for the force said: "He was pronounced dead at the scene and the City of London Police have launched an investigation but are not treating his death as suspicious.
"Next of kin have been informed."
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