Not Quite A Darwin Award - Maybe an honorable mention?
As much as I hate the thought of injured people, I like unusual news stories more...
Updated: 5:31 a.m. ET Oct. 1, 2004
ZAGREB, Croatia - A veteran Croatian hunter was shot by his own hound while preparing to go off into the woods, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Spaso Ivosevic, a hunter in central Croatia since 1957, cleaned and loaded his double-barreled shotgun as usual on Wednesday, the Jutarnji List newspaper said.
Ivosevic briefly leaned the gun against a wall near his house when his 2-year-old dog Lero, chasing chickens through the yard, stormed past and tripped over the shotgun.
It hit the ground and fired, showering Ivosevic with pellets.
The hunter was treated for a fractured leg bone. The fate of Lero was not known.
Copyright 2004 Reuters Limited.
Updated: 5:31 a.m. ET Oct. 1, 2004
ZAGREB, Croatia - A veteran Croatian hunter was shot by his own hound while preparing to go off into the woods, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Spaso Ivosevic, a hunter in central Croatia since 1957, cleaned and loaded his double-barreled shotgun as usual on Wednesday, the Jutarnji List newspaper said.
Ivosevic briefly leaned the gun against a wall near his house when his 2-year-old dog Lero, chasing chickens through the yard, stormed past and tripped over the shotgun.
It hit the ground and fired, showering Ivosevic with pellets.
The hunter was treated for a fractured leg bone. The fate of Lero was not known.
Copyright 2004 Reuters Limited.