An Australian pilot radioed a mayday and was forced to make an emergency landing last Thursday when a snake popped out of his dashboard and slithered down his leg. Braden Blennerhassett safely brought his twin-engine Beechcraft Baron G58 down at an airport in Darwin after telling an air traffic controller, "We've got a snake on board," reports the UK Guardian. "As the plane was landing, the snake was crawling down my leg, which was frightening," a shaken Blennerhassett admitted. Ground crews were unable to find the snake after he landed, even trying to coax the reptile out into the open with a mouse to no avail. Based on the pilot's description, the snake was thought to be a non-venomous golden tree snake.
A British chef who was nearly stabbed to death when his fellow gourmand girlfriend stuck a knife into his back while he slept has not fully recovered from the attack last December, but he's still in love. The UK Daily Mail reports Gregory Todd, 48, brought a diamond ring to the court Monday to propose to Tiffany Baillie, 32, who is facing 12 years in prison for attempted murder. He claims the attack occurred following a drunken argument, and Baillie was distraught after suffering a miscarriage a year after their 10-week-old son died. Said Todd, "If somebody I didn't know stabbed me in the street, I would want them hung, drawn and quartered. But I don't hold this against her at all. Seeing her in prison is my worst nightmare." The chef must wait until Wednesday to find out if she will say yes -- when she has another court date.
No comments:
Post a Comment