Here is a CBC interview with Grant's brother who explains better what happened:
http://mobilevideo.cbc.ca/u/pass~fn/1/ls/~g-16x9~http:,,mobilevideo.cbc.ca,/1/ts/~s~__ABR__/1/f/~video_mp4~__LSV__/1/m/h/7/q/a/k9ho/cbc01/video.m3u8 Sent from my iPhone > On 18 oct. 2014, at 01:21, Christopher Wilke <chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> > wrote: > > What awful news! Grant was the maker of my lute. Back in January, it was > damaged on a flight. Grant was the only one I trusted to do the repairs. He > finished work, packed it up and shipped it at the beginning of this month. It > must have been one of the last things he did before leaving for Nepal. So > sorry to hear about Jan. Hopefully there is a good outcome to this. > > Chris > > Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. > Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer > www.christopherwilke.com > > -------------------------------------------- > On Fri, 10/17/14, BENJAMIN NARVEY <luthi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Subject: [LUTE] Grant Tomlinson and Jan Rooks: Nepal Avalanche > To: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Date: Friday, October 17, 2014, 3:20 PM > > Dear All, > > Tragic news coming out of Nepal. It would > seem our dear friendA Grant > Tomlinson and his lovely wife Jan were > caught in that monster avalanche > in Nepal that has killed about 30 people. > Grant has survived, but alas, > Jan was not so fortunate. Grant is > currently taking part in the > recovery operation to help find Jan. > > I am utterly shocked by this news. I just > saw Grant a few short weeks > ago in Vancouver and he was so excited > about this trip.A > > Here is a link to some of the news coming > out of Nepal: > > [1]http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-avalanche-survivor-describes-d > eath-trap-in-nepal-1.2058180# > > Our thoughts are with him. > > Benjamin Narvey > > -- > > [2]www.luthiste.com > t +33 (0) 6 71 79 98 98 > > -- > > References > > 1. > http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-avalanche-survivor-describes-death-trap-in-nepal-1.2058180 > 2. http://www.luthiste.com/ > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >
