The odor of rotting garbage was reportedly so strong that the police needed breathing apparatus to enter the home. A special rescue and recovery team crawled around inside the tunnels until they located Mr. Stewart's body.

• The Sun: Human Mole Gordon Stewart Dies of Thirst... (January 7, 2009)

1. Age: 74Daily Mail: Loner Who Built Network of Tunnels... Dies 'After Getting Lost in Labyrinth' (January 7, 2009)
2. Resided: Narbeth Drive, Broughton, Buckinghamshire, EnglandDaily Mail: Loner Who Built Network of Tunnels... Dies 'After Getting Lost in Labyrinth' (January 7, 2009)
3. Believed to have lived aloneDaily Mail: Loner Who Built Network of Tunnels... Dies 'After Getting Lost in Labyrinth' (January 7, 2009)
4. Had not been seen for several daysDaily Mail: Loner Who Built Network of Tunnels... Dies 'After Getting Lost in Labyrinth' (January 7, 2009)
5. Neighbors called policeDaily Mail: Loner Who Built Network of Tunnels... Dies 'After Getting Lost in Labyrinth' (January 7, 2009)
6. No next of kin identifiedDaily Mail: Loner Who Built Network of Tunnels... Dies 'After Getting Lost in Labyrinth' (January 7, 2009)
7. Post mortem exam: Concluded death was by natural causesDaily Mail: Loner Who Built Network of Tunnels... Dies 'After Getting Lost in Labyrinth' (January 7, 2009)

"“It’s very sad. It sounds like he died in an awful way. The Environmental Health people knew about the state of his home but I guess because he paid his bills and didn’t break the law they just left him alone.”"

• The Sun: Human Mole Gordon Stewart Dies of Thirst ... Lost in His Own Tunnels of Trash (January 7, 2009)