DELANO, Calif. -- A Central California man who was at a cockfight died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb, officials confirmed Monday.

Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, of Lamont, was declared dead at a hospital about two hours after he was injured in neighboring Tulare County on Jan. 30, the Kern County coroner said.

An autopsy concluded Ochoa died of an accidental "sharp force injury" to his right calf.

Sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt said it was unclear if a delay in seeking medical attention contributed to Ochoa's death.

"I have never seen this type of incident," Sgt. Martin King, a 24-year veteran of the sheriff's department, told the Bakersfield Californian.

Ochoa and the other spectators fled when authorities arrived at the scene of the fight, King told the newspaper. Deputies found five dead roosters and other evidence of cockfighting at the location, he said.

No arrests were made at the cockfight.


http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/08/armed-bird-cockfight-kills-man-calif/?test=latestnews

2/8/2011 3:41:35 PM

lol

2/8/2011 3:42:28 PM

Dammit. I was hoping for a chicken with human arms strangling a guy.

2/8/2011 3:42:58 PM

Do people eat the cocks after they are dead??

I mean why waste good meat?

2/8/2011 3:43:19 PM

you gotta watch that ol' Cockstab McCalfdeath

2/8/2011 3:43:49 PM

i'm picturing a chicken similar to trogdor

2/8/2011 3:44:28 PM

Is the chicken going to be put in jail?

2/8/2011 3:44:59 PM

Thats a pretty epic Darwin Award right there

2/8/2011 3:45:25 PM

um...wow. Adam, where do you find these stories?

2/8/2011 3:45:50 PM

I think this scenario was on that spike show

2/8/2011 3:47:41 PM

Lol awesome



Chickens for animal rights!!!

[Edited on February 8, 2011 at 3:51 PM. Reason : .]

2/8/2011 3:48:55 PM

Quote :

"Adam, where do you find these stories?"

other message boards, news sites and Rotten.com lol

2/8/2011 3:54:57 PM

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"The Spike TV show 1000 Ways to Die featured a death involving a cockfight, where the man who bet on the rooster attached razors to its claws to ensure its winning, but ended up getting cut by it."

2/8/2011 3:55:17 PM

how do you die from being stabbed in your calf?

2/8/2011 4:07:03 PM

Quote :

"um...wow. Adam, where do you find these stories?"

it was linked on this morning's deadspin roundup too.

presumably gawker as well.

2/8/2011 4:08:31 PM

Redneck South Carolina fans are probably trying to locate the stabbing cock to be their new live mascot.

2/8/2011 4:30:34 PM

^^^ You get cut in an important artery, then don't go to the hospital for two hours.

[Edited on February 8, 2011 at 4:32 PM. Reason : ]

2/8/2011 4:31:41 PM

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"Do people eat the cocks after they are dead?? I mean why waste good meat?"

I sure hope so. Those things are chock full of growth hormones and steroids to make you hella strengthy.

2/8/2011 5:04:29 PM

But with a cock...

[Edited on February 8, 2011 at 5:48 PM. Reason : cock]

2/8/2011 5:48:33 PM

i figured mexicans would be a little more knowledgeable about....raising chickens.

but i guess a cockfighting ring is a lot smaller than the backyard,

[Edited on February 8, 2011 at 5:51 PM. Reason : d]

2/8/2011 5:50:42 PM

2/8/2011 5:58:24 PM