Thursday, August 4, 2011
SANTA ROSA -- A hunter is hospitalized after authorities say he
was attacked
by a wild pig in Sonoma County.
The Press Democrat reports that the 70-year-old man was taken by
helicopter
to a hospital after the attack Wednesday morning in a remote area
near Lake
Sonoma.
Officials believe the man was hurt when the pig charged from the
brush and
attacked. The man, who has not been named, suffered bites on the
knee and
hand. His condition is not known.
The hunter first called for help on his cell phone around 9:30
a.m., but
because of the remoteness of the area, crews were not able to find
him until
nearly 11 a.m.
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