Eldorado Posted March 5, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) "The mayor of Easter Island has called for vehicle restrictions to be introduced around its archaeological sites after a pickup truck hit one of the famous stone statues, causing “incalculable” damage. "A Chilean man who lives on the island, in Polynesia, was arrested after the incident on Sunday and has been charged with damaging a national monument, according to the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio de Valparaíso. The platform on which the statue stood was also damaged in the crash, it reported." Full report at the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/05/easter-island-anger-after-truck-crashes-into-sacred-stone-statue Edited March 5, 2020 by Eldorado 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted March 5, 2020 #2 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Oh oh... Trump Hotel Easter Island Golf Resort ... ~ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted March 5, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 5, 2020 45 minutes ago, Eldorado said: Easer Island statue hit by a truck Phone 111 straightaway, and tell them you may have been infected with the Dumbledore Virus. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted March 5, 2020 #4 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Easer Island? where is that? lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted March 5, 2020 #5 Share Posted March 5, 2020 They have plenty more, not to worry 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted March 5, 2020 #6 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Quote Camilo Rapu, the president of the Ma’u Henua community, which looks after the moai, said the crash may have been deliberate. . The island’s mayor, Pedro Edmunds Paoa, told El Mercurio the collision appeared to have been the result of brake failure. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/05/easter-island-anger-after-truck-crashes-into-sacred-stone-statue The guy has been arrested Quote A Chilean man who lives on the island, in Polynesia, was arrested after the incident on Sunday and has been charged with damaging a national monument So is he getting done for accidentally damaging a national monument or deliberately damaging it? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted March 6, 2020 #7 Share Posted March 6, 2020 it does not look like an accident, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted March 6, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 6, 2020 6 hours ago, aztek said: it does not look like an accident, Yeah, nah... I'm thinking there just might have been an adult beverage involved here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted March 6, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 hours ago, and then said: Yeah, nah... I'm thinking there just might have been an adult beverage involved here I was reminded of the Griswalds at Stonehenge... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted March 9, 2020 #10 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I didn't realize so many people lived on Easter Island. Nearly 8000. Is tourism their main source of $$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbuilder Posted March 10, 2020 #11 Share Posted March 10, 2020 What a crock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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