Posted on 04/03/2008 7:08:11 PM PDT by Michael_Michaelangelo
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a transient climbing over a chain link fence in Vancouver choked to death when he got tangled in the straps of his beer-filled backpack.
Police say 51-year-old James Francis Henry had been drinking beer Tuesday night while walking with his girlfriend, 38-year-old Kelli Jo Barkley. They were returning to their homeless encampment from their roadside panhandling site.
Barkley says he fell while trying to scale a 6-foot chain link fence, got his neck caught in the chest strap of his backpack and said, "Help me! Help me!"
By the time she got a nearby resident to call 911 and emergency crews arrived, Henry was unconscious and could not be revived.
Police said his backpack contained about a dozen 40-ounce bottles of beer.
A good, sharp knife should always be a part of everyone’s daily carry.
One should obviously never drive and drink , and Jump fences and drink.
... she had nearly drank all the beer in his backpack trying to lighten his load.
Well, that’s the first time I’ve ever heard of someone dying from a beer hangover.
What happened to the beer? Were they able to drink it?
“Hold muh beer and wa ... aaaaagggghhhhhh!!!!”
we need looter guy!
Definitely a “Darwin Award” moment...
Looter guy’s first rule of beer looting: Do not get tangled in your backpack.
Homeless transient...
...backpack with 12 40 ounce beer bottles in it....
Well, at least he got his priorities straight.
I bet those people who gave the panhandling couple (probably with signs saying they were hungry) their cash wondered what they did with it. That’s the reason why I don’t give to them.
“y the time emergency crews arrived...
... she had nearly drank all the beer in his backpack trying to lighten his load.”
Well, that’s how we do it here in Canada, ay.
Definitely a man on a mission. A dozen 40’s is heavy!
Yep. THey coulda cut his head off and saved all that beer.
They always leave out the important things. What kind of beer was it?
30 pounds. Weighs a bit less than two bowling balls.
No one could figure out how to save him other than calling 911? Resourceful people. Everyone musta been drunk.
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