MENSA Question #72

It's going to take a pretty sharp person to get this week's MENSA question. It's not a math question, so 83% of you will be very happy. This is a question that, when seriously contemplated, will cause a severe headache. Perhaps even trauma. Who knows though, maybe the answer might be very obvious to you.

A fit young man died on a wide, flat, grassy path 200 feet from a gate. Other than his clothes, all he had with him was a stick. He was not ill in any way, did not suffer a heart attack or stroke, and was not murdered or otherwise harmed by anyone.

How did he die?

Here's another hint: He wasn't looking at a picture of a naked Susan Sarandon.

Any ideas you'd care to share with your fellow Mitchievillians? Any theories you would like us to know about? If so, feel free to drop them in the comment box, and I'll make sure to have a look and brutally criticize them when I have a moment.