Oregon farmer eaten by his hogs

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COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities are investigating how a farmer was eaten by his hogs.

Terry Vance Garner, 69, never returned after he set out to feed his animals last Wednesday on his farm near the Oregon coast, the Coos County district attorney said Monday.

A family member found Garner's dentures and pieces of his body in the hog enclosure several hours later, but most of his remains had been consumed, District Attorney Paul Frasier said. Several of the hogs weighed 700 pounds or more.

It's possible Garner had a medical emergency, such as a heart attack, or was knocked over by the animals, then killed and eaten, Frasier said, adding that at least one hog had previously bitten Garner.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Authorities-Oregon-farmer-eaten-by-his-hogs-3910403.php

[Blaukraut]

1. I hope Teddy and his sows won't end up on someone's dinner table

This has to be one of the more unpleasant ways to die.

[jsr]

2. Horrible

Hogs are known to eat dead people, like dead soldiers - there is a video someplace on the net showing an example.

[Ellipsis]

3. Brick Top warns about Pig Farmers

[Skink]

4. This is Les Nesman now back to the music

[leftyohiolib]

12. lol; wkrp what a great show

[julian09]

5. I wonder how many pigs he ate.

[handmade34]

6. sad... must say

(as a former pig farmer and again to be)... 1st the photo at the top of the article is misleading... the pigs that ate Garner were described as 700 lbs and the ones in the photo are feeders, approx 100lbs.

although it is true that pigs can be aggressive and will eat most anything presented to them... this behavior is extremely rare just as with many animals that we love

[shanti]

9. isn't a 700 pound hog

rather unusual?

[roguevalley]

17. no. my dad used to haul them. respect for them is key.

Poor man. My dad was born there

[Fawke Em]

10. Correct. Those piggies in the picture are the cute "Wilbur" variety.

The pigs described in the article are more like this:

[4th law of robotics]

7. I'm guessing he had a heart attack or stroke then was eaten after he fell

hopefully after he was dead.

Pigs aren't particularly . . . particular.

[msanthrope]

8. I miss Deadwood. nt

[Coyotl]

11. I love irony

Can we name the largest hog that is digesting the hog farmer "Irony" please?

[ToxMarz]

13. I think I'll hold off on the bacon

Until after those hogs get through the food supply.

[Gregorian]

14. I used to live in Coquille. I know exactly where that guy lived.

In fact, I almost died within a mile of that place. A logging truck was in MY lane as I came around the corner.

Once the guy's cows were in the road, and I had to just sit and wait until they came out on their horses to round them up.

[medeak]

15. will never forget hog killing timber wolf

at uncle's farm. Witnessed in person and have upmost respect for pigs.

[Downtown Hound]

16. Pigs: "So you want to make bacon out of me, eh?"

[tawadi]

18. Good god!

[Shitty Mitty]

19. Hogs can be very dangerous

Not as much as the two-legged variety, but still...