His demise inspired the Radio Times to recreate the famous Death of Nelson painting, featuring Baldwin in the Nelson pose surrounded by fellow soap characters.

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During his time in South Africa, he covered a number of stories including the death of Nelson Mandela, the Oscar Pistorius trial and the unrest in the country's volatile mining industry.

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One comparable event was the death of Admiral Lord Nelson in 1805.

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Previously based at CNN's bureau in Johannesburg, Curnow led CNN's coverage of Nelson Mandela's death in December 2013.

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Raquel Nelson was recently convicted for the death of her son when she crossed a busy intersection and her son was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver.

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Nelson thinks that near-death experiences are part of the dream mechanism and that the person having the experience is in a REM, or "rapid eye movement, " state.

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Only weeks before her death, Mrs Nelson had helped to lead demands for an inquiry into alleged collusion between elements of British security forces and Protestant paramilitaries which led to the 1989 killing of prominent nationalist lawyer Pat Finucane.

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