Apr 11, 2005 18:14
Sports Illustrated 10 Spot:
"For those who don't consider fishing an extreme sport, consider the case of Riza Malaj, considered Albania's most wanted man. Late last week, Malaj was fishing for trout. For some reason, though, he was using dynamite as "bait." Unfortunately, Malaj failed to accurately gauge the length of the fuse and blew himself up. The man dubbed the "Last Cowboy" because of his gunfights with the law was taken to a hospital in nearby U.N.-governed Kosovo, where doctors said he had lost both hands, badly injured his eyes and suffered myriad wounds all over his body. It's not yet known if any trout were injured. Malaj's family rejected offers to have him flown to a nearby hospital in Tirana, Albania, where he almost certainly would have been arrested."
I believe that stupidity has just met its match.