Foot Stuff

Shark Jumps Into Florida Fisherman's Boat

Out for a day of spear fishing and lobster diving, Michael Powers and his friends received a surprise visit when a five and a half foot bull shark jumped into his 21 foot boat on Saturday.

The shark leapt out of the water and landed in the fishing boat, proceeding to flop around violently until eventually injuring itself.

Foot Found In New York Recycling Plant Possibly From Toronto Garbage

New York police officers are investigating how a foot severed above the right ankle ended up at the Casella Recycling transfer station in Seneca, New York. Among the theories being studied is that the foot might have originated from Toronto, where piles of uncollected garbage, due to a strike, accumulated.

The police theory is that the foot arrived between July 29 and Aug. 3, which was about the time Toronto city workers lifted their six-week strike and started to collect the city's trash. For that six-day period 136 garbage trucks dumped their contents at the Casella station, mostly from 15 counties from New York.

Firefighter Given Probation After Admitting Stealing Severed Foot
Firefighter Given Probation After Admitting Stealing Severed Foot

A former firefighter in Port St. Lucie, Fla. was sentenced to eight months probation after she admitted taking a man's severed foot from an I-95 car accident scene in 2008.

The firefighter, 38-year-old Cynthia Economou, said she took the foot to use it to train her cadaver dog, which was her side business.

Australian Shooting Witness Gains Celebrity Status Online

A politically incorrect shooting witness has just found herself saddled with instant fame when her interview footage hit more than 100,000 views.

19-year-old Australian Claire Werbeloff has received so many calls and emails that she has hird a PR representative to help her deal with her newfound fame.

Gillian Anderson Can't Control When Her Accent Switches From British To American

Gillian Anderson wishes she could "control" her accent.

The Chicago-born actress grew up in London and admits she finds it bizarre that her dialect switches rapidly from British to American without her intending to.