Didn't he die? Was that the one with Valerie?
--- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mike Hogan was the name of the dad in "The Hogan Family" > > > little known fact there. > > > - RB > > \ > --- In [email protected], Julie <parkcitycondo@> > wrote: > > > > Ok, since no-one's posting, I'll post this: > > > > > > I don't usually like these heartwarming stories, but this one is > truly > > interesting... > > > > In 1986, Mike Hogan was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from > > Northwestern > > University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull > elephant > > standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed > distressed, so > > Mike > > approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected > the > > elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in > it. > > > > As carefully and as gently as he could, Mike worked the wood out > with his > > hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. > > > > The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look > on its > > face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mike stood frozen, > thinking > > of > > nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted > loudly, > > turned, and walked away. > > > > Mike never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. > > > > Twenty years later, Mike was walking through the Chicago Zoo with > his > > teenage > > son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the > creatures turned > > and > > walked over to near where Mike and his son Owen were standing. The > large > > bull > > elephant stared at Mike, lifted its front foot off the ground, then > put it > > down. > > The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the > while > > staring > > at the man. > > > > Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mike couldn't help wondering if > this was > > the > > same elephant. > > > > > > Mike summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his > way into > > the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back > in wonder. > > > > The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of > Mike's legs > > and > > slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. > > > > > > > > Probably wasn't the same elephant. > > >
