It could happen to Zoo Doo
- To: Pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: It could happen to Zoo Doo
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 21:18:23 EDT
PADERBORN, GERMANY - Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich
Riesfeldt fed his constipated elephant Stefan 22 doses of
animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and
prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally let fly --
and suffocated the keeper under 200 pounds of poop!
Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to
give the ailing elephant an olive-oil enema when the
relieved beast unloaded on him like a dump truck full of
mud. "The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected
defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground, where he
struck his head on a rock and lay unconscious as the
elephant continued to evacuate his bowels on top of him,"
said flabbergasted Paderborn police detective Erik Dern.
"With no one there to help him, he lay under all that dung
for at least an hour before a watchman came along, and
during that time he suffocated. "It seems to be just one of
those freak accidents that happen."
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