Not a rotorhead but this thread reminded me of a story I heard many moons ago.
A Heliski pilot in the Alps had dropped of his pax but his base could not raise him on the radio. Another chopper was sent up to look for him and they found the pilots body by the tail rotor, which he seemed to have walked through. There was some speculation that he may have got out for a slash.
Possibly just one of those "stories" that go around?