Ridecamp: [RC] Helmets..if only this guy had one on!

PADERBORN, GERMANY - Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt fed his 
constipated elephant Stefan 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a 
bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally
let fly-and suffocated the keeper under 200 pounds of poop. Investigators 
say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an 
olive-oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded on him like a dump truck 
full of mud. "The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation 
knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground, where he struck his head on a rock and 
lay unconscious as the elephant continued to evacuate his bowels on top of 
him,"said flabbergasted Paderborn police detective Erik Dern. "With no one 
there to help him, he lay under all that dung for at least an hour before a 
watchman came along, and during that time he suffocated. It seems to be just 
one of those freak accidents that happen sometimes -- a billion-to-one shot, 
at least."  The heartbreaking tale of constipation and tragedy began April 
23 when the conscientious zookeeper noticed that his prize, 8,000-pound 
African elephant didn't seem to be producing his usual poop aplenty. 
"Friedrich had actually been concerned for several days because he knew that 
severe
constipation can kill an elephant," assistant zookeeper Kurt Herrman 
recalled. "He told me he was going to stay late that Thursday night to treat 
Stefan with laxatives and possibly give him an enema. I offered to help, but
he sent me on home, saying he had everything under control." Two hours 
later, horrified night watchman Walter Pleuger found Friedrich lying 
lifeless under
a mound of muck, his body visible only from the knees down. "I had never 
really thought about it before," Det. Dern said. "But obviously, giving an 
elephant an enema can be a very dangerous activity and not something that 
should be attempted alone."







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