| By Isolde Raftery, NBC News On Wednesday morning, Terry V. Garner, a 70-year-old Oregon farmer, went to feed his animals. Several hours later, when he hadn't returned, a family member went to look for him and found, on the ground of the hog enclosure, his dentures. Further investigation of the enclosure revealed that the hogs, which each weighed about 700 pounds, had eaten the farmer, leaving behind few uneaten body parts. Now the Coos County Sheriff's Office is investigating how Garner "ended up in a position where the hogs were able to consume him." According to the Sheriff's statement:
The statement added that at least one of the hogs had previously been aggressive toward the farmer but did not specify how many hogs live on the farm. Garner's remains were examined on Saturday by a pathologist who was unable to determine how the man died. A forensic anthropologist at the University of Oregon will also examine his remains. Answering the phone at Garner's home Monday, a man who described himself as a family friend described the tragedy succinctly: "What a way." This isn't the first time hogs have eaten their farmers. In 2004, a Romanian woman was knocked unconscious and eaten by the pigs on her farm, UPI reported at the time. The news report did not say whether the woman survived, only that the pigs had eaten the woman's ears and half her face. Her husband, sedated, told reporters: "I'll never breed such beasts again." More content from NBCNews.com:  |
10/01/2012
70-year-old Oregon farmer eaten by his hogs
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