Monday, October 18, 2010
JOKE: Man goes into a cocktail lounge
Winston the car-eating dog dies
Winston, the mixed-breed dog who became an international celebrity after he attacked a Chattanooga patrol car, has died. His owner said on her Facebook account, "It is with a very heavy heart that I must let you know that Winston passed away last night. Apparently he had a fairly rare heart condition where the muscle around his heart was too thick."
Winston became famous after a video of his attack outside a business on Workman Road off Rossville Boulevard went worldwide on YouTube. The story was carried on many major news outlets. Winston had been summoned to City Court in March for possible designation as a "dangerous dog."
To the applause of many, a deal was worked out in which the Emerling family got to keep Winston. In the incident, an officer was running radar on Workman Road when Winston charged out through the gate and began shaking the patrol car. Winston munched on the tyres and ate the front bumper.
He also attacked other patrol cars that were called in as backup. Officers tried to pepper spray Winston, then to tase him, but nothing calmed him down. Michael Emerling said at the time the family were grateful that the officers did not shoot Winston. He said, "In other areas near here, police have shot dogs for much less."
Washington hiker gored to death by angry mountain goat
In a rare and gruesome attack, an angry mountain goat mauled a hiker to death this weekend in Olympic National Park in the US state of Washington. Robert Boardman, 63, had stopped for lunch during a day hike with his wife, Susan Chadd, and their friend, Pat Willits, when an aggressive mountain goat approached the group.
According to Jessica Baccus, a hiker and longtime friend of Willits who arrived on the scene shortly after the attack, Boardman had instructed the two women to get away from the goat while he tried to wave it off. But when Boardman himself tried to escape, the animal attacked, goring him in the thigh. "Nobody saw what actually happened. They heard Bob yell," Baccus said. The angry goat then stood guard over Boardman as he lay bleeding on the ground.
Jessica's husband Bill Baccus, an off-duty park ranger, tried to scare the goat away by throwing rocks and waving a blanket, and was finally able to get the animal to move a short distance, though it remained nearby. Jessica attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation as the group waited for the Coast Guard, which arrived by helicopter and first tried administering electric shock to Boardman to revive him. He had no pulse.
Boardman was taken to a local hospital by helicopter, but his injuries proved fatal. "I am deeply saddened by this tragedy," Karen Gustin, Olympic National Park superintendent, said. "My thoughts are with his family and friends." Rangers have found and killed the animal, which will be studied by a veterinary pathologist. This is the only known fatal attack by a mountain goat in the park's history, according to officials.
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