Hot off the wire, so to speak... and as true as anything published in a
newspaper is.
and I quote:
Elderly couple dies after sheep attack
China Grove, NC (AP)
A 250-pound ram fatally mauled an elderly couple as they fed and
watered
their flock of sheep, authorities said.
Carl and Mary Beaver were attacked Sunday in a pasture outside China
Grove.
Mrs. Beaver, 80, whose injuries included a broken leg and head trauma,
died at the scene, sheriff's Lt. John Sifford said. Her 84-year-old husband
died early Monday at Northeast Medical Center.
Investigators and relatives said the ram, acquired only a few weeks
ago,
may have been trying to protect ewes during mating season.
"All indications pointed to the ram", Sifford said. "He had blood on
his
head as well as his back."
Mrs. Beaver's niece, Zetta Earnhardt, said family members went to check
on
the couple after they failed to show up at another relative's house. Family
members have not decided what to do with the ram.
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Honest, as printed. Peter C.
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