‘These birds weigh anywhere from
10 to probably 14 pounds... so, if they hit you on the head, it’s going to
definitely cause severe damage’
Saturday 3 February 2018 14:30
GMT
A hunter was knocked
unconscious after a goose that
was shot and killed fell from the sky in Maryland.
Robert Meilhammer was
severely injured after the bird plummeted towards the ground after being shot
by a group of hunters.
The 51-year-old was taken to
hospital in Baltimore after suffering injuries to his head and face.
“These birds weigh anywhere from 10 to
probably 14 pounds. They can have a wingspan of up to six feet,” Candy Thomson,
from Maryland Natural Resources Police, told local media.
“So, if they’re 35 yards up in
the air, and they’re falling 60 feet and they hit you on the head, it’s
going to definitely cause severe damage.”
It was unclear whether Mr
Meilhammer was hunting the geese at the time of the accident.
Maryland Natural Resources Police
said it occurred near the Miles River where a group of people had leased
private land to hunt a flock of geese.
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