Greenwood Man Attacked by Angry Goose

-- Greenwood, IN

Adam Scott, 27, of Greenwood reported being attacked by an angry goose early Sunday evening.

Scott reported that he was atempting to make a home teaching visit to another Greenwood area family that he attends church with. Home teaching is a responsibility of all adult male members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It involves visiting a few other families in the congregation to check up on their well-being and to present a short spiritual message. Home teachers perform their duties in pairs, called companionships.

According to Scott, he and his companion, Bro. Slack, arrived at the scene of the attack at approximately 5 pm. As he was driving down the road to the home, he noticed a pair of geese that he nealy ran over with his car. Relieved that the geese were okay, he turned into the driveway of the home.

As he and Slack got out of the car, the geese could be heard hissing from across the road. Surprisingly, the geese ran across the road and charged at Scott and Slack. Slack, who was walking in front of Scott, was able to make it safely to the porch of the home. Scott, however, was cornered by the hissing goose and took a defensive position.

The goose then lept into the air and flew down on top of Scott, beating him with its wings. Upon being attacked, Scott attempted to run away. After getting a few steps, he lost his footing on the slippery walkway and fell to the ground. Luckily the goose retreated and allowed Scott to quickly get into the house.

Scott reported that he felt relieved to be safely inside the home, but was slightly miffed to find the homeowner with his video camera in hand taping the geese. The homeowner claimed he was not aware the attack was taking place. Scott reported being a little worried that the homeowner was lying and the he would soon see the video on America's Funniest Home Videos.

At the end of their visit, the geese were waiting for them and refused to allow them to leave the house through the front door. Luckily, geese are stupid, and Scott and Slack were able to sneak out through the garage door and run to their car.

Scott reported only minor injuries including a scraped up palm and wrist, and some mild pain in his wrist. The goose, on the other hand, was the victim of Scott's dirty looks and bad wishes.