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-Short Attention Span Theater-

Fla. Woman Dies After Camel Sits on Her

2007-04-25

WEWAHITCHKA, Fla. (AP) -

An owner of an exotic animal farm has died after being kicked and then sat on by a camel. Cathie Ake and the 4-year-old camel were being filmed by a local television station on Sunday when the camel kicked her and then sat down during a break in filming. The station was doing a story on Mini-Akers Exotic Animals, the 15-acre farm Ake owned with her husband.

Must be sweeps week.

Cathie Ake's husband, Donnie Ake, said he would find a new home for Polo, the camel, The News Herald of Panama City reported Tuesday. He believes the 1,800-pound animal was agitated by mating season.

The couple bought the camel at an auction three weeks ago and kept him in a 50 foot by 80 foot pen. ``My wife did a lot of rescue,'' Donnie Ake said. ``She wouldn't let an animal suffer. We might not have food in the house, but she made sure they had something to eat.''

I personally would have been having camel steaks ...

A reporter called 9-1-1 when Ake fell under the camel. A deputy and paramedics moved the camel and recovered Cathie Ake's body. ``To be honest with you, I don't think there's much that she could have done,'' said Gulf County Sheriff Dalton Upchurch.

Donnie Ake said he believes his wife either suffocated or was crushed by the animal. The Akes started their exotic animal farm nearly 10 years ago.

Posted by:Steve White

#12 He believes the 1,800-pound animal was agitated by mating season.

So, the camel didn't exactly "sit" on her then?

Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-25 15:35

#11 Maybe there was something to that old story about strong cigarettes; that camels are dangerous to your health.....

Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-04-25 15:18

#10 My thought was "again"?

Posted by: Fred 2007-04-25 14:39

#9 bigjim -- The only difference from this happening in Yemen is there it would be called an "erotic animal farm".

Posted by: Dar 2007-04-25 13:53

#8 re:#6

Don't you know the MSM is trained from birth to never interact with the subject material?

It has something to do with what passes for their ethics or something.

Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2007-04-25 10:44

#7 The exact same thing happened to me at a book signing by Rosie O'Donnell. She, too, was agitated by mating season.

I died a horrible death.

Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2007-04-25 10:15

#6 So these TV reporters did not lift a finger except to call 911 and left her to suffocate when they could have beaned the camel in the head with a 2x4 or shovel.

Posted by: ed 2007-04-25 08:53

#5 Donnie Ake said he believes his wife either suffocated or was crushed by the animal. The Akes started their exotic animal farm nearly 10 years ago.

Donnie: Very personal question, do you rent camels?

Posted by: Slick Willie 2007-04-25 08:46

#4 Please Florida, stop. I'm begging you.

Posted by: DragonFly 2007-04-25 08:36

#3 Tragic,
You just wouldn't think this sort of thing could happen outside of Yemen.

Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-04-25 08:14

#2 Biggest story outta Wewa in a long, long time. Talk about in the swamps...

Posted by: Shipman 2007-04-25 07:39

#1 she got humped?

Posted by: Captain America 2007-04-25 01:10

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