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Einstien award winner July



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Robert Rice

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Einstien award winner for July 1998

> > > PADERBORN, GERMANY - Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt fed
his
> > > Constipated elephant Stefan 22 doses of animal laxative and more
than
> > > a bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up
pachyderm
> > > finally let fly -- and suffocated the keeper under 200 pounds of
poop!
> > >
> > > Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give
the
> > > ailing elephant an olive-oil enema when the relieved beast
unloaded
> > > on him like a dump truck full of mud.
> > >
> > > "The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked
Mr.
> > > Riesfeldt to the ground, where he struck his head on a rock and
lay
> > > unconscious as the elephant continued to evacuate his bowels on
top
> > > of him," said flabbergasted Paderborn police detective Erik
Dern."With
> > > no one there to help him, he lay under all that dung for at least
an
> > > hour before a watchman came along, and during that time he
suffocated.
> > >
> > > It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that happen
sometimes
> > > -- a billion-to-one shot, at least."
> > >
> > > The heartbreaking tale of constipation and tragedy began April 23
> > > when the conscientious zookeeper noticed that his prize,
8,000-pound
> > > African elephant didn't seem to be producing his usual poop
aplenty.
> > >
> > > "Friedrich had actually been concerned for several days because he
> > > knew that severe constipation can kill an elephant," assistant
> > > zookeeper Kurt Herrman recalled."He told me he was going to stay
> > > late that Thursday night to treat Stefan with laxatives and
possibly
> > > give him an enema.I offered to help, but he sent me on home,
saying
> > > he had everything under control."
> > >
> > > But two hours later, horrified night watchman Walter Pleuger found
> > > Friedrich lying lifeless under a mound of muck, his body visible
only
> > > from the knees down. "I had never really thought about it before,"
> > > Det. Dern said."But obviously, giving an elephant an enema can be
a
> > > very dangerous activity -- and not something that should be
attempted
> > > alone."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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