Man Dies When Duck Knocks Him Off Watercraft

Reuters ^ | 11-20-2001

[Cagey]

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida man died after a duck hit him in the head, knocking him off a personal watercraft and into a lake, sheriff's officials said on Monday.

Leon Resnick, 31, was driving the watercraft at a lake in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Deerfield Beach on Thursday, while a friend watched from shore, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

The friend turned to get a radar gun to check the vessel's speed, then noticed Resnick was missing from the craft. He found him several minutes later in the water, pulled him ashore and attempted to revive him, the sheriff's office said.

"Investigators from the BSO Marine Unit believe the victim was knocked from the personal watercraft by a duck, which struck Resnick in the face as he sped the watercraft along the lake," the news release said.

Resnick was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as blunt trauma to the head and drowning.

The duck's carcass was recovered and turned over to investigators.

Both men worked at a company that sold personalized watercraft. Resnick was traveling about 55 mph when the accident occurred, the sheriff's office said

[Cagey]

He forgot to Duck.

[Viet Vet in Augusta GA]

The watercraft quacked up.

[11th Earl of Mar]

Will the DNR ticket the corpse for hunting out of season without a permit?

[nagdt]

"The ducks carcass was turned over to investigators."

You've got to be kidding? What are they going to do with the bird, put it in a baggie and store it in the evidence room?

[randita]

Who's going to be sued over this one--PETA?

[Tijeras_Slim]

This is Daffy.

[Migraine]

You've got to be kidding? What are they going to do with the bird, put it in a baggie and store it in the evidenceroom?

Naw, they're gonna do an autopsy on it, DNA and fiber analysis. They might be able to get him off on a ducknicality. Lotta quack lawyers out there, y'know?

[Cagey]

Just imagine the bill.

[Neets]

Well isn't that just Ducky?

[Lysander]

What are they going to do with the bird, put it in a baggie and store it in the evidence room?

Nope. They will give him a secret trial for terroristic actions then eat him.

[Cagey]

My condolences.

[VoiceOfBruck]

That'th dethpicable!

[mdittmar]

AFLAC!

[fnord]

However, on another note, no one has ever died of a goose.

[Indiana Girl]

This will be ruled fowl play.

[commish]

LOL!!!!!!! That was my first thought! The Duck was just checking to see if he had supplemental insurance.

The last sound the friend reported hearing was "AFLAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC!"

The down side is now there will be a BIG PUSH from the bedwetters for MANDATORY helmets on Watercraft!!!

[duckman]

I am insulted by all of these FOWL comments. DUCKman.

[commish]

You remember correctly.. Fabio was doing a commercial for an Amusement park and caught a Goose to the face while on the rollercoaster. Broke his nose and fractured a cheekbone if I remember correctly. The picture of his bloodied face was everywhere.

[dighton]

The duck's carcass was recovered and turned over to investigators.

Mmmmmmmm.

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