Family and friends spent Sunday trying to understand how a Villa Park man drowned in a Des Plaines area pond after he was apparently attacked by swans he took care of.
Anthony Hensley, a 37-year-old married father of two, worked for a company that used swans and dogs to keep geese away from properties.
He was checking on the swans near the Bay Colony condominiums in unincorporated Des Plaines Saturday morning when one of the swans swam at him, causing Hensley to roll off his kayak into the water.
Cook County sheriff’s investigators believe Hensley either got too close to the swan or the swan’s nesting area.
According to witnesses, the swan continued to swim after Hensley as he tried to make it to shore. By the time rescue personnel arrived, Hensley was under water. An autopsy found he died from drowning.
Hensley liked working with animals, according to his father-in-law, George Koutsogiannis. “Maybe he didn’t fight back enough when the swan attacked him. Maybe he didn’t want to hurt the animal. I can’t understand how this was possible,” Koutsogiannis said.
What do you think should be done to this Bird? What about the man's family? What would you have done in this situation? Please write in complete sentences and don't forget spell check.
The bird should be put in as holding facilty to evaluate the violent behavior of the bird. I wouldn't know how to react to something like this.
ReplyDeleteI think they should contain the bird .And about the family i don't know if they want to tell them that a swan caused it.I don't think there family will like swans anymore.
ReplyDeletei dont think anything should be done with the bird
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ReplyDeleteI don't think anything should really be done to the bird but maybe warning signs should be posted around the birds nesting area to warn people not to mess with it
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