Fish Chokes Swimmer

One for the weird death file:

Great Falls Tribune - July 20, 1945

Fish Chokes Swimmer
GUATEMALA CITY, July 19 (U.P.) — A swim in a river near Esquipulas proved fatal today for Lazaro Perez. An expert swimmer, Perez did not drown. A fish swam into his mouth and he died before it could be removed.

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 14, 2016
Category: Death | Fish | 1940s

Comments

In "The Hildebrand Rarity," one of Ian Fleming's James Bond short stories, the bad guy is choked to death using a fish. But it's the girl, not Bond, who does the deed.

Posted by Phred22 on 12/15/16 at 12:39 PM

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