Pelican slams into woman's face

[Nitro]

Diving pelican slams into swimmer's face in Gulf off Florida

A swimmer is recovering after a pelican apparently diving for fish slammed into her face off Florida.

Debbie Shoemaker of Toledo, Ohio, was in the water Thursday near St. Petersburg when the pelican's beak opened a gash in her face. She needed 20 stitches. The bird died.

The chief of the St. Petersburg Fire Department says he never heard of a diving pelican colliding with anyone.

An expert surmises the bird was diving for fish and hit Shoemaker by accident.

https://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...,6594417.story

[AmcoTraD]

BAM!

[Ibrahim]

Ouch!!

[Stifmeister]

That probably hurt..