Today’s Head First Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Police say an 8-year-old Ohio girl died after falling into a hole she dug while playing in a snow bank in front of her family’s home. Emily Kramer was playing alone Sunday afternoon (February 7, 2010) when she fell head first into the hole and could not free herself. The girl’s father had been outside with her earlier and returned to pull her out of the snow and find her unconscious. The girl was taken to Samaritan Regional Health System, where she was pronounced dead. The girl’s waist had blocked her access to air, and she had kicked off one of her boots. She dug the 12-inch to 15-inch-wide hole with a larger shovel, and a small sand shovel was found inside.
Culled from: The Associated Press
Generously submitted by: Aimee
Aimee adds the following: “This kind of snow is very heavy, especially the older compacted snow underneath the fresher. I was out in it on Sunday and my foot got wedged in a hole pretty tightly. I had to use my hands to enlarge the hole so I could get my foot loose.”
“rendered senseless first?” Come on, where’s the fun in that? Where’s the challenge, for that matter? They ought to make them run an obstacle course while a firing squad tries to score the fatal shot. Really a great way to practice their marksmanship, much more real-world than aiming at somebody zonked out of his mind and tied to a chair.
Oh shoot! That was meant to go under the other MFDJ about the firing squad! I’m so sorry, Comtesse, I suppose you’ll send me to the guillotine for that one. *ducks down in shame*
Love it; I wonder who they will sue. The Manufacturer of the Shovel. Another ‘Told Ya So’ for those people who think they don’t need to supervise their children whenever and wherever they are.