Wednesday, 3 October 2012

"Oregon farmer eaten by pigs"

From The Guardian:

Oregon authorities are investigating how a farmer was eaten by his pigs. Terry Vance Garner, 69, never returned after he set out to feed his animals last Wednesday on his farm near the Oregon coast, the Coos county district attorney said on Monday.

A family member found Garner's dentures and pieces of his body in the pig enclosure several hours later, but most of his remains had been consumed, the district attorney, Paul Frasier, said. Several of the pigs weighed 320kg (700lb) or more.

It is possible Garner had a medical emergency, such as a heart attack, or was knocked over by the animals, then killed and eaten, Frasier said, adding that at least one pig had previously bitten Garner.


Makes mental note: pigs are omnivores.

7 comments:

Bayard said...

Yeah, don't mess with pigs. They eat each other, too. Remember "Snatch".

Mark Wadsworth said...

B, no I don't. Is that a porn film?

Robin Smith said...

Er. . . Animal Farm? Dont say I didnt tell you so. :-)

James Higham said...

Clearly Bricktop ordered that.

Bayard said...

Mark, No! JH knows.

Mark Wadsworth said...

B, I was just joking

JH, yes, some good clips on YouTube.

John Pickworth said...

Man eating pigs like in the movie HANNIBAL.

Just Googled the above to check I'd recalled it correctly and read that the director, Ridley Scott, 'auditioned' 6000 pigs for the film! That's dedication for you.... or a serious pork fetish.