{"id":15218,"date":"2019-09-19T10:28:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T09:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=15218"},"modified":"2019-09-19T10:28:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T09:28:02","slug":"man-dies-after-australian-magpie-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/man-dies-after-australian-magpie-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Dies After Australian Magpie Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A man in New South Wales has died after attempting to dodge an attack from a magpie, marking an especially tragic start to Australia&#8217;s annual &#8220;swooping season.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 76 year old man was riding his bike in Nicholson Park in Wollongong, September 15th. According to a statement from New South Wales authorities, &#8220;witnesses saw the man ride off the park\u2019s path after a magpie swooped down in front of him, causing him to collide with a fence post and fall to the ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was airlifted to St George Hospital in a critical condition where he received medical attention but passed away later that evening as a result of serious head injuries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15222\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15222\" class=\"wp-image-15222 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_752649343-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_752649343-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_752649343-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_752649343-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/shutterstock_752649343.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Australia is no stranger to the trouble caused by aggressive magpies.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Officials and experts suggest you change your biking or walking route if you regularly travel in areas where attacks are common.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMagpies seem to have very good memories and have attacked the same people over subsequent seasons and others they just leave alone,\u201d Magpie Alert write on their website. \u201cIf it&#8217;s attacked you before, probably a good idea to use an alternative route next season!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in New South Wales has died after attempting to dodge an attack from a magpie, marking an especially tragic start to Australia&#8217;s annual &#8220;swooping season.&#8221; The 76 year old man was riding his bike in Nicholson Park in Wollongong, September 15th. 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