Lt_Ripley Posted June 16, 2007 #1 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) Squirrel goes on rampage, injures 3 Thu Jun 14, 10:42 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch. The squirrel first ran into a house in the southern town of Passau, leapt from behind on a 70-year-old woman, and sank its teeth into her hand, a local police spokesman said Thursday. With the squirrel still hanging from her hand, the woman ran onto the street in panic, where she managed to shake it off. The animal then entered a building site and jumped on a construction worker, injuring him on the hand and arm, before he managed to fight it off with a measuring pole. "After that, the squirrel went into the 72-year-old man's garden and massively attacked him on the arms, hand and thigh," the spokesman said. "Then he killed it with his crutch." The spokesman said experts thought the attack may have been linked to the mating season or because the squirrel was ill. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/od_nm/...y_squirrel_dc_1 I know this shouldn't be funny. I'd be horrified if a squirrel attacked my gran. and how terrified the people were here , but I found myself laughing . sorry. I blame it on the booze , squrrels never could handle their beer. Edited June 16, 2007 by Lt_Ripley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootBeef Posted June 17, 2007 #2 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Killed it with his crutch? Thats one spry old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girty1600 Posted June 17, 2007 #3 Share Posted June 17, 2007 My best friend growing up was terrified of squirrels, I guess now I know why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosenrot Posted June 17, 2007 #4 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I have a best friend who hates squirrels. Maybe something like this happened to her when she was a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt_Ripley Posted June 17, 2007 Author #5 Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) I love squirrels ! not in my attic however. Patriotic squirrel Jedi squirrels visiting at the old squirrels home ( my gran has those exact slippers) Edited June 17, 2007 by Lt_Ripley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalott Posted June 18, 2007 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I shouldn't laugh, but that's hilarious. Picturing this small town living in fear of this little fuzzy animal... it's like some bad horror movie. Squirrels are a menace though, I saw one attacking a chicken unprovoked at a zoo in Florida once, I was throwing sticks to scare it off but it kept coming back for some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakonwick Posted June 18, 2007 #7 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I'm telling you it's the squirrely wrath "FOAMY"! lol Link- Foamy Squirrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graylady2 Posted June 19, 2007 #8 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I love squirrels ! not in my attic however. Patriotic squirrel Jedi squirrels visiting at the old squirrels home ( my gran has those exact slippers) <VBG> Love those squirrels too. Great pictures. Rampaging squirrels? Think "The Birds" - Hitchcock's birds. ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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