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But it was not to be and today the world lost a leading light as Steve was cruelly taken from us by a freak accident:<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/world\/asia-pacific\/5313078.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/world\/asia-pacific\/5313078.stm<\/a><\/p><div id=\"lochn-2697326069\" class=\"lochn-content lochn-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3003812232025940\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3003812232025940\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nessie is devastated and could not be contacted for comment. 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