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Man dies after being struck by metal ball used for Highland Games event in Netherlands
ktla ^
Posted on 08/09/2022 11:39:10 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A 65-year-old man died in a freak accident during the Highland Games in the Netherlands on Sunday, Dutch police have confirmed.
The man, who was not a spectator at the games, was touring Geldrop Castle in the province of Noord-Brabant, near where the Highland Games were taking place. Sometime in the early afternoon, the man was struck by a heavy metal ball — similar to the ones used in hammer-throw events — and died on the scene.
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A witness who spoke with local public broadcaster Omroep Brabant said the victim “didn’t see the ball coming at all” because he was on the other side of the hedge.
“The pendulum gave way, we saw the ball go over the hedge and then we heard a woman screaming very loudly,” she told the outlet.
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posted on
08/09/2022 11:39:10 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/09/2022 11:40:44 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
Oh my.
Well. At least you didn’t mention “Final Destination.”
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posted on
08/09/2022 11:44:05 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
The shaft of the hammer is wooden and rather limber.
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posted on
08/09/2022 11:47:14 AM PDT
by
decal
(They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
To: BenLurkin
Shouldn’t it have been Lowland Games in the Netherlands?
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/09/2022 11:59:10 AM PDT
by
enumerated
( )
To: HartleyMBaldwin
In the Netherlands, “Highlands” are anywhere that sits above sea level.
To: BenLurkin
Sounds like they weren’t using a safety cage for the contestants.
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:04:28 PM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
To: BenLurkin
At least he didn’t have a log thrown on him
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:06:26 PM PDT
by
11th_VA
(I can still remember an America where dissent was the highest form of patriotism.)
To: Joe 6-pack
I just looked it up: the Vaalserberg, near the Belgian and German borders with the Netherlands, is 1,058 feet high. Some have reportedly climbed it without oxygen. (OK, I made that last bit up.)
To: BenLurkin
I hate when pendulums clock me.
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:09:01 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: V_TWIN
Might have gone over it - they’re usually batting cages.
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:11:48 PM PDT
by
decal
(They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
To: BenLurkin
He had also been behind a hedge in the castle’s gardens when he was struck, and not within the event arena. Was he somewhere he shouldn’t have been then ? Confused.
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:12:27 PM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:14:34 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
To: decal
Might have gone over it - they’re usually batting cages.
Do they have batting cages in the Netherlands? They aren't big on baseball.
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:15:50 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: BenLurkin
I see. I started out thinking that was a goooood throw.
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:16:51 PM PDT
by
GingisK
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:16:59 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Dr. Sivana
True - no mention of a cage or screens, and we’re not told how tall the hedge is, either.
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posted on
08/09/2022 12:20:23 PM PDT
by
decal
(They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
To: HartleyMBaldwin
That’s roughly three times the highest point in Florida, and about double the highest point in Louisiana :-)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
08/09/2022 1:20:10 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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