Search helicopter crashes, killing 3
A helicopter conducting an aerial search for a missing hunter crashed in thick woods early Sunday, killing all three people on board moments after they had found the man.
The cause of the crash was under investigation, said Jeff Davis, a manager of Air Evac EMS of West Plains, Mo., the company that owns the aircraft.
The helicopter crew had spotted the hunter, and the crash occurred as the aircraft was hovering over him, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Warren Woodberry.
The hunter was eventually rescued. Colbert County Sheriff Ronnie May said the hunter had disappeared after dark Saturday in the Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area, a 31,572-acre state hunting preserve.
He was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, the sheriff said.
MIAMI
Orangutan dies; believed oldest
A 55-year-old Sumatran orangutan, believed to be the world’s oldest, has died at the Miami zoo.
Nonja, who was born on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and lived in Miami since 1983, was found dead Saturday morning.
“Everybody’s very sad, especially with an animal like an orangutan,” said Ron Magill, spokesman for the Miami Metro Zoo. “You see a lot of yourself in these animals. The great apes are our closest relatives.”
A necropsy showed that Nonja suffered a brain hemorrhage that made her pass out and vomit. She choked on her vomit, Magill said.
A typical life span for Sumatran orangutans is 40 to 50 years.
Nonja had slowed down in recent years because of her age, Magill said.
“She was really a grand old dame,” he said.
BERKELEY, Calif.
Caterer saves trash for a year
Ari Derfel leads a trashy life. He just wants to remind everyone else that they do, too.
The 35-year-old Berkeley caterer said he has saved every piece of trash he has generated over the past year to see how much garbage one person creates. In his case, it was about 96 cubic feet.
The experiment began as a way to examine his consumption habits, Derfel said, but grew into a statement about consumerism and the environment.
The refuse – including every tissue, receipt, food wrapper and plastic bottle – lies in bins in the kitchen and living room of Derfel’s apartment. He composts his food scraps.
Derfel said he eventually hopes to donate his accumulated waste to a sculptor.