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Woman Impaled While Trying To Hop Fence
wftv ^ | Dec 26 | Weird News In Pictures

Posted on 12/26/2003 2:53:35 PM PST by SLB

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City police are investigating after a woman was impaled on her neighbor's wrought iron fence the same day the neighbor's home was robbed, KMBC reported.

Mary Beth Byers, 37, was trying to climb over the fence when she was impaled on it early Thursday morning. Her husband heard her screaming and found Byers stuck in the fence. He supported her to prevent the iron spike from impaling Byers further while waiting for paramedics to arrive.

A resident who witnessed the incident said the woman had slipped 6 to 8 inches down on the fence. Gail Stark, the victim's mother, said paramedics had to remove part of the fence to free the impaled woman.

She was taken to an area hospital, where she was listed in serious condition.

Byers told authorities she went to her neighbor's house to return some garage sale items. But later in the day, the neighbor, who lives in the 1200 block of Northeast 81st Street, reported that her home had been robbed. Police are looking into the incident.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: leftbehind; yikes
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To: PJ-Comix

81 posted on 12/26/2003 5:47:09 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: Lazamataz
Sounds like it darn near killed'um.
82 posted on 12/26/2003 5:48:38 PM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: SLB
You go, girl!!
83 posted on 12/26/2003 5:49:11 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Bad spellers of the world untie!!)
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To: Lazamataz
Knives are scary.

Oh. I didn't think of that. They'd be included as shrapnel then when the dogs blow up, right?

84 posted on 12/26/2003 6:19:29 PM PST by pa_dweller (Notice: Tagline temporarily out of service)
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To: SLB
I remember the tall stone walls in europe......the top was coated in wet concrete and lots of glass beer and wine bottles were laid on top and then smashed with the glass left on top to prevent neighbors from returning garage sale items..........:o)

Good Pups would enforce that all sales are final thang .....Stay Safe !

85 posted on 12/26/2003 6:27:14 PM PST by Squantos (Support Mental Health !........or........ I'LL KILL YOU !!!!)
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To: pa_dweller
Oh. I didn't think of that. They'd be included as shrapnel then when the dogs blow up, right?

No, knives are just scary.

86 posted on 12/26/2003 6:36:30 PM PST by Lazamataz (I slam, you slam, we all slam, for Islam!)
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To: Embedded Freeper
"Wrought to the point." (pardon the Australian accent)
87 posted on 12/26/2003 6:49:53 PM PST by aviator (Armored Pest Control)
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To: SLB
Since they aren't mentioning exactly where she was impaled, I think my question might already be answered.


OUCH!
88 posted on 12/26/2003 6:51:55 PM PST by wimpycat ("Black holes are where God divided by zero.")
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To: PJ-Comix
...I'm getting a vision of The Omen when that pole falling from the steeple impaled the priest. Remember that?...

PJ, please. I'm starting to get twinges downstairs, dude. :)

89 posted on 12/26/2003 7:11:35 PM PST by Byron_the_Aussie (http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/popup2.html)
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To: SLB
Wonder if when she gets better and gets arrested if she will try to "high tail it" over the jail fences?
90 posted on 12/26/2003 7:29:47 PM PST by WasDougsLamb
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To: Lurking in Kansas
Just saw the neighbor on channel nine..missed most of it though cuz I was flipping between channel 4 and 9.
take care...
91 posted on 12/26/2003 8:09:00 PM PST by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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To: wimpycat
I just saw on FOX that it went through her chest.
92 posted on 12/26/2003 11:34:55 PM PST by stlnative
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To: Tall_Texan
LMAO!! Good one.
93 posted on 12/26/2003 11:37:27 PM PST by stands2reason
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