Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Dying on the ranch

The mayor of Hollywood Park has died.

He was killed by a donkey.
An aggressive donkey is being blamed for the death of Hollywood Park Mayor William “Bill” Bohlke.

He was found on his Atascosa County ranch about 50 yards from his truck about 10 p.m. Monday, at least 10 hours after a stud donkey apparently attacked him, Atascosa County Chief Deputy David Soward said Wednesday.

“They can become very aggressive, very mean, sometimes triggered by a female in heat,” Soward said. “We'll probably never know what triggered it, but it was evident that this particular donkey was involved, based on the evidence at the scene and what we saw on this donkey.”

When asked if Bohlke was kicked or trampled, Soward replied, “We can just surmise, based on the evidence that we have, all of that.”
(from the Express-News)

Strange. Very strange.


2 comments:

Dave said...

I don't even want to imagine why the authorities would be so tight-lipped on the details. Strange, indeed.

Albatross said...

Yes, they do seem to want to keep something from getting out. And my imagination runs away with that.

And I squirm a little.