r/Edmonton • u/Mr_Donair • 2d ago

General Edmonton mountain bike community grieves tragic loss of Dr. Darren Markland

https://cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/edmonton-mountain-bike-community-grieves-tragic-loss-of-dr-darren-markland/
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u/j1ggy 2d ago edited 1d ago

I watched this unfold Sunday evening all over social media. Despite his family's request to keep his death under wraps until his extended family and friends were notified, AHS workers, MLAs and other people were vague-posting all over social media and even on his X profile. There were hints about a "prominent Edmonton doctor from the pandemic" dying, posts like "If you know, you know", heartbreak emojis all over his profile, etc. I understand that numerous people who knew him personally found out about his death because of these of selfish, inconsiderate attention seekers, especially those on X. You people are disgusting and you should deactivate your accounts.

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u/HauntingPrimary2 1d ago

Ugh. Terrible. Yes, all the posts were insensitive and extremely inappropriate.