A walking fish was found in New Zealand, outside its usual habitation. (Source: TVNZ/CNN)
Via BAY OF ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND (TVNZ) – One man’s visit to New Zealand’s Bay of islands ended with an unusual discovery.
James Beuvink travels to the Bay of Islands every summer for a snorkeling trip.
But this year’s trip resulted in him seeing something new to him, a fish with legs. The curious creature is a frogfish, a type of anglerfish, and is an unusual sight in New Zealand.
The fish can not only walk but also possesses a strong bite that’s quite quick. Its jaws’ speed is compared to that of a 22-caliber bullet.
While the fish are not strong swimmers, scientist Andrew Stewart says the fish likely arrived in New Zealand waters as a result of being pushed down from the tropics during storms.
Rev. Hebrew McDonald said he and some of the members were cleaning up after a dinner, when two young people came in. In the surveillance video Rev. McDonald says one appears to be 16 or 17 years old. He says the other one, who acted as the look out, appeared to be only 10 or 11 years old.
The preacher’s wife, Christine, says her purse was on a table in the Fellowship Hall. She said someone went into her purse, took the money out of her wallet, and then took the car keys. The keys went to her husband’s 2011 Hyundai Equus that was in the parking lot.
They came into the Lord’s house and came in here and stole stuff out of the Lord’s house and then they stole the pastor’s car. So they’re going to get a double dose,” said Mrs. McDonald.
Rev. McDonald has been a preacher for more than 40 years. He said he’s mentored hundreds of children over the years. He said it’s sad to see these young kids going down the wrong path.
“If they don’t stop they’re going to go in someone’s house, they’re going to steal from them, they’re going to carjack someone, and ultimately they’re either going to kill somebody or get killed,” said Rev. McDonald.
Sadly, being robbed/murdered is one of those horrifying stigmas that comes along with publicly winning large sums of money.
This young man was only 20 years old and amazingly won almost a half million dollars from the GA lottery! Unbelievable!
Even in today’s strange current events that’s almost unheard of and that kind of cash most likely gained him lots of newfound faux “friends.” A half million will certainly put a hefty target on any person’s back–especially a 20 year old. Honestly, anybody could be responsible for his demise.
Hopefully he had someone help him put the bulk of the money in safe keepings for loved ones. What a sad story. As the old hood saying goes, “Money Breeds Jealousy and Envy.”
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Craigory Burch Jr. after he won the lottery in Georgia.
A Georgia man who recently won nearly half-a-million dollars in the lottery was gunned down Thursday night in a home invasion robbery.
Craigory Burch, Jr., 20, was found dead at a residence in Fitzgerald, GA.
Burch won $434,272 playing the Georgia Fantasy 5 jackpot in November, 2015, according to 13WMAZ.
Burch told the news outlet after he won:
“My right eye and hand had jumped for the past two weeks, I knew that I would come into money.”
On the night of his murder, CBS News reports that he had begged home invaders not to kill him in front of his family, but the men killed him anyway.
Burch and his girlfriend and others were at a home when a shotgun blast blew open the door and three masked, armed men ran in, the girlfriend, Jasmine Hendricks said.
“When they came in, he said, ‘don’t do it bro. Don’t do it in front of my kids. Please don’t do it in front of my kids and old lady. Please don’t do that bro. Please don’t. I’ll give you my bank card.”
Burch’s girlfriend, Jasmine Hendricks, ran for help.
But when Burch tossed his pants to the robbers, and they could not find his wallet, they shot him dead and then scampered away.
Friends of Burch said that he had recently used some of his winnings to buy Christmas presents for people in need.
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