dogger
08-05-2003, 10:05 PM
Injured man uses berries to survive
From correspondents in Jackson, Tennessee
06aug03
A US man who broke his back while riding an all-terrain vehicle survived almost a week alone in the woods by eating berries and crickets and catching rainwater in an aspirin bottle.
Tommy Parker, 59, was in hospital in stable condition yesterday with broken ribs, a broken back and a dislocated shoulder.
He was injured on July 26, when his all-terrain vehicle rolled over on him about 8km from his home. Parker was stranded for six days, surviving on berries, crickets and crab apples and had to improvise for water, police and relatives said.
Parker would not comment when contacted by The Associated Press.
Authorities began searching for him two days after his accident when a friend who had been trying to reach him contacted Parker's sons. He was found on Friday, after he screamed out in pain while trying to roll over to go to sleep.
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From correspondents in Jackson, Tennessee
06aug03
A US man who broke his back while riding an all-terrain vehicle survived almost a week alone in the woods by eating berries and crickets and catching rainwater in an aspirin bottle.
Tommy Parker, 59, was in hospital in stable condition yesterday with broken ribs, a broken back and a dislocated shoulder.
He was injured on July 26, when his all-terrain vehicle rolled over on him about 8km from his home. Parker was stranded for six days, surviving on berries, crickets and crab apples and had to improvise for water, police and relatives said.
Parker would not comment when contacted by The Associated Press.
Authorities began searching for him two days after his accident when a friend who had been trying to reach him contacted Parker's sons. He was found on Friday, after he screamed out in pain while trying to roll over to go to sleep.
Max , did you miss this one ? http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
thank you
dogger
every day i wake up is a good one .