Published Date:
26 November 2001
A PART-TIME inventor suffered whiplash when a squirrel landed on his head while he was road testing a bird-feeding hat.
Mike Madden, 48, was walking through woodland when a grey squirrel spied the nuts on the feeding tray on top of his headwear.
The squirrel leapt from the top of a tree and landed with such force that Mr Madden was knocked to the ground and injured his neck.
Mr Madden has been wearing a neck brace since the accident, which happened a week ago , near his home in Crackpot Cottage, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
He designed the hat so birds could feed from it while he was out walking "I’ve always liked squirrels - but once you’ve had one land on your head travelling about 30mph you can go off them," he said.
The full article contains 145 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
26 November 2001 12:00 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
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