Fighting Cock Kills Man

(Delano, California) A 35-year-old Central California man, Jose Luis Ochoa, has died from a wound inflicted by a blade attached to the leg of a fighting cock.

An autopsy concluded Ochoa died of an accidental "sharp force injury" to his right calf.

Sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt said it was unclear if a delay in seeking medical attention contributed to Ochoa's death.

"I have never seen this type of incident," Sgt. Martin King, a 24-year veteran of the sheriff's department, told the Bakersfield Californian.

Ochoa and the other spectators fled when authorities arrived at the scene of the fight, King told the newspaper. Deputies found five dead roosters and other evidence of cockfighting at the location, he said.

I suspect that Ochoa likely lost too much blood from his wound.

Tip: slwlion