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Swooping buzzard attacks Coleorton man
Ben Storer was walking near the village of Coleorton when the bird attacked him.
A man has described the moment he was struck by a swooping buzzard as he walked along a footpath, saying it felt like someone had "thrown a brick" at him.
Ben Storer said he was walking near the village of Coleorton, Leicestershire, when the bird attacked him.
The 50-year-old later visited hospital for his wound to be cleaned and glued, where he said staff had a "hard time" believing the cause of the injury.
Ben Storer spoke to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ reporter Helen Astle, and Radio Leicester's Ady Dayman spoke to Stephen Cleaver who owns the nearby Gelsmoor Restaurant, and falconer Wayne Housden explained why the buzzard attacks are happening.