October 3, 2012 5:25 AM

America by the numbers: If you're not ashamed, it's because you're not paying attention

On Wednesday morning, Terry V. Garner, a 70-year-old Oregon farmer, went to feed his animals. Several hours later, when he hadn’t returned, a family member went to look for him and found, on the ground of the hog enclosure, his dentures. Further investigation of the enclosure by the family member revealed that the hogs, which each weighed about 700 pounds, had nearly completely eaten the farmer, although some body parts were strewn about the enclosure. Now the Coos County Sheriff’s Office is investigating how Garner “ended up in a position where the hogs were able to consume him.”

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