Dalai Lama's Nephew Killed by a Car While Walking for Tibet on A1A in the Hammock
Jigme Norbu, nephew to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, had logged 7,800 miles on 19 walks and on his bike before beginning his latest today, and what proved to be his last–a 300-mile trek starting in St. Augustine and going south. Norbu and two companions were to have ended their "Walk for Tibet Florida" later this month in West Palm Beach.
Norbu, 45, was struck and killed by a passing driver just before 7:30 this evening (Feb. 14) on State Road A1A in the Hammock, across the street from the Adult and Community Education building, some 10 miles north of Flagler Beach and 25 miles south of St. Augustine. Norbu was about three minutes away from his rendezvous point with his companions, who'd gone ahead in late afternoon to wait for him at T.J.'s Seafood Shack, the restaurant.
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The funny thing is, this story will probably make a greater impact to people reading it from on far, than on the people who actually knew him; for most Buddhists, death is so inconsequential, they will just shrug his passing off.
I am sure he himself thinks it was just another day, haha. :wink:
Good Point 8-)