Falling cow smashes van near Manson

Falling cow smashes van near Manson

MANSON - A Chelan County fire chief says a couple were lucky they weren't killed by a cow that fell off a cliff and smashed their minivan.

District 5 Chief Arnold Baker says they missed being killed by a matter of inches Sunday as they drove on Highway 150 near Manson.

The 600-pound cow fell about 200 feet and landed on the hood of the minivan carrying Charles Everson Jr. and his wife Linda of Westland, Mich., who were in the area celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary. They were checked at Lake Chelan Community Hospital as a precaution.

The van was heavily damaged, including a broken windshield.

Charles Everson says he kept repeating, "I don't believe this. I don't believe this."

The year-old cow had been reported missing by a breeder. It was euthanized at the scene.

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Perhaps the greatest headline I have ever seen.

The cows their attacking, quick get to the grill its our only hope

when did cows learn to fly :?2ndWonder

when did cows learn to fly :?2ndWonder

"It was euthanized at the scene." Is that some weird way of saying the cow died on impact... or did the cow somehow survive a 200 foot fall onto the hood of a car?Dark__Link

I think that means the cow DIDN'T die on impact, but was so severely injured it had to be euthanized.

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]"It was euthanized at the scene." Is that some weird way of saying the cow died on impact... or did the cow somehow survive a 200 foot fall onto the hood of a car?Panzer-schreck

I think that means the cow DIDN'T die on impact, but was so severely injured it had to be euthanized.

[QUOTE="Panzer-schreck"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]"It was euthanized at the scene." Is that some weird way of saying the cow died on impact... or did the cow somehow survive a 200 foot fall onto the hood of a car?Dark__Link

I think that means the cow DIDN'T die on impact, but was so severely injured it had to be euthanized.

[QUOTE="Panzer-schreck"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]"It was euthanized at the scene." Is that some weird way of saying the cow died on impact... or did the cow somehow survive a 200 foot fall onto the hood of a car?Dark__Link

I think that means the cow DIDN'T die on impact, but was so severely injured it had to be euthanized.

There have been cases where humans have fallen distances greater than 200 ft and survived. Luck, point of impact, and cushioning effects are the main reasons of survival.

Pfft, cows falling down from the skies? What's next? Exploding whales? :roll:Erasorn

Why would a cow walk off a cliff?o_sausage

Who knows? Why would a chicken cross a road? :|

[QUOTE="Panzer-schreck"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]"It was euthanized at the scene." Is that some weird way of saying the cow died on impact... or did the cow somehow survive a 200 foot fall onto the hood of a car?Dark__Link

I think that means the cow DIDN'T die on impact, but was so severely injured it had to be euthanized.

There havebeen paratroopers who survive 2,000 foot falls after falling on solid concrete. Sure it's a miracle, but there was a woman who survived it and she went on TV. I guess if a human can fall 2,000 feet onto concrete and survive, why not a cow?