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Phone saves man from gunshot
An American man mowing his lawn was hit in the chest by a .45 calibre bullet which lodged in his mobile phone, likely saving his life.
R.J. Richard says he doesn't normally put the phone in his chest pocket.
The 68-year-old man from Covington, Louisiana, was mowing the lawn on his 2ha property when a stray bullet from nearby woods struck that cell phone. He figured a rock kicked up by his tractor hit him.
That is, until he took out the phone and a .45-calibre bullet fell from its case.
Richard told The Times-Picayune of New Orleans he doesn't think it was a coincidence, either.
"I look at this as God telling me to put my cell phone in that pocket, and I'm grateful and humbled," he said.
Doctors told Richard the bullet came at an angle, which along with the cell phone probably prevented serious injury.
Deputies are investigating the case, St Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain said. He said the case should serve as a serious warning that people should consider the consequences before firing a gun.
However, Strain said investigators don't believe the shooting was intentional.
http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/11/21/Phone_saves_man_from_gunshot
Phone saves man from gunshot
An American man mowing his lawn was hit in the chest by a .45 calibre bullet which lodged in his mobile phone, likely saving his life.
R.J. Richard says he doesn't normally put the phone in his chest pocket.
The 68-year-old man from Covington, Louisiana, was mowing the lawn on his 2ha property when a stray bullet from nearby woods struck that cell phone. He figured a rock kicked up by his tractor hit him.
That is, until he took out the phone and a .45-calibre bullet fell from its case.
Richard told The Times-Picayune of New Orleans he doesn't think it was a coincidence, either.
"I look at this as God telling me to put my cell phone in that pocket, and I'm grateful and humbled," he said.
Doctors told Richard the bullet came at an angle, which along with the cell phone probably prevented serious injury.
Deputies are investigating the case, St Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain said. He said the case should serve as a serious warning that people should consider the consequences before firing a gun.
However, Strain said investigators don't believe the shooting was intentional.
http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/11/21/Phone_saves_man_from_gunshot