A True Texas Hero Lay Dead
DATELINE: 20 of March 2005
AUSTIN - An electrical problem may be to blame for the death Thursday of a stunt-diving pig at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo.
The animal known as "Big Red" died after diving off a platform into a heated pool as part of Randall's High Diving Pig Show.
The pigs have performed the stunts many times, but owner Virgil Randall said he has had trouble with the pool's electricity recently.
Rodeo officials were investigating the death.
Courtesy of: local6
AUSTIN - An electrical problem may be to blame for the death Thursday of a stunt-diving pig at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo.
The animal known as "Big Red" died after diving off a platform into a heated pool as part of Randall's High Diving Pig Show.
The pigs have performed the stunts many times, but owner Virgil Randall said he has had trouble with the pool's electricity recently.
Rodeo officials were investigating the death.
Courtesy of: local6