Australia - A man has died in a fall from a tree while trying to rescue his neighbour's pet cockatoo near Bendigo, in central Victoria. The tragic mishap occurred about 10.30pm (AEDT) yesterday in a vacant block at a new housing estate in Greenfield Drive, at Epsom, on the northern outskirts of Bendigo, 160km north of Melbourne.
Victoria Police said the 58-year-old man climbed a gum tree to rescue a neighbour's cockatoo, which had been perched in the tree for several hours.
"The man has slipped and fallen, dying instantly," a police spokeswoman said.
Earlier the cockatoo's owner, a 72-year-old man from Epsom, climbed the same tree in an attempt to rescue the bird, but slipped and fell. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Health and Beauty Superstore
Victoria Police said the 58-year-old man climbed a gum tree to rescue a neighbour's cockatoo, which had been perched in the tree for several hours.
"The man has slipped and fallen, dying instantly," a police spokeswoman said.
Earlier the cockatoo's owner, a 72-year-old man from Epsom, climbed the same tree in an attempt to rescue the bird, but slipped and fell. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Health and Beauty Superstore
