Sunday, May 11, 2008

Dangers of Being Fish-Faced


OK, I am sorry for what happened to her. It was tragic. But, this kind of stuff happens when you bathe in the ocean and let your face look like a handsome fish. You become part of the foodchain. I am unhappy with my commentary here, but will try to remember it next time I go swimming.

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7394384.stm

Pelican 'bombs' bather in Florida
A woman required 20 stitches to her face after a pelican crashed into her in the sea off Florida, apparently diving for fish.

The bird, which died in Thursday's collision, ripped a gash in Debbie Shoemaker's face as she bathed near the city of St Petersburg.

The city fire chief said he had never heard of a diving pelican hit a person.

Pelicans grow to up to 30lb (13kg) and can dive from heights of 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 metres).

Ms Shoemaker, 50, returned home on Friday, the Associated Press reports.

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