Darwin Awards - Winner
PADERBORN, GERMANY Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt fed his
constipated elephant Stefan, 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a
bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally let it fly, and suffocated the keeper under 200 pounds of poop!
Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing
elephant an olive oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded on him. "The
sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to
the ground, where he struck his head on a rock and lay unconscious as the
elephant continued to evacuate his bowels on top of him" said flabbergasted
Paderborn police Detective Erik Dern. 'With no one there to help him, he lay
under all that dung for at least an hour before a watchman came along, and
during that time he suffocated. It seems to be just one of those freak
accidents.
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Just goes to prove, "Sh*t happens"!!
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