An eccentric man who become famous for eating roadkill and washed up mammals has died after a battle with cancer. Arthur Boyt, 83, was notorious for dining out on run-over animals for years including weasels, hedgehogs, squirrels and otters.
For Christmas lunches in the past he even enjoyed Sperm Whale and dolphin, which he stashed away in his freezer after they washed up on British beaches. A close friend confirmed he died last week after an 18 month battle with cancer - where he was initially told he had just months to live.
Arthur, who lived on a farm at Davidstow, Cornwall, with his wife, Sue, until they moved to Exmouth, Devon, two years ago, made headlines around the world, and even wrote a book Roadkill: Recollections, Reminiscences and Recipes, that was published in 2022. News of his death was announced by close friend Helen O'Hare, who said: "Sadly Arthur died on Tuesday, July 4, having been given six months to live eighteen months ago as his prostate cancer had spread. He bore his illness in his usual stoic way."
