(Ecclesiastes 9:12) Moreover, no man knows when his hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so men are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.

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A 61-year-old holidaymaker died falling down the steps of an aeroplane after arriving for a break in Mexico, an inquest has heard.

Rita Mellon had just arrived in Cancun with her husband Keith for a week's stay when she lost her footing and tumbled down the stairs.

However, delays in medical treatment meant Mrs Mellon lay unconscious on the concrete, bleeding from her head and nose.