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  • Fisherman dies chasing fish that stole his pole (Fearsome flounder finishes fisherman)

    08/16/2005 12:08:18 PM PDT · by Cowman · 14 replies · 562+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | Tue Aug 16 | yahoo
    BERLIN (Reuters) - A fish caught in an east German lake near the Polish border not only got off the hook but also lured a 46-year-old fisherman to his death, police in the eastern town of Eisenhuettenstadt said on Tuesday. A police spokeswoman said the fish pulled the fishing rod out of the man's hands and dragged it about 100 metres away from shore at the Kleinen Pohlitzer lake near Eisenhuettenstadt. The man took off his clothes and swam after the pole. An eyewitness said the man reached the rod floating on the surface but then suddenly stopped moving. The...