News and Politics | September 01, 2008 | 13 comments

Angler's freak catch...himself!

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AN angler had a miraculous escape after catching HIMSELF in a freak fishing accident.

Peter Inskip, 42, had to be cut off his own line after a two-inch lead weight shot through his neck and lodged at the top of his chest.

The dad-of-one was fishing for carp at a lake near his home when he tried to cast his line out into the water.

As he went to flick it forward, the missile-shaped weight caught in undergrowth behind him.

Instead of untangling it, the frustrated fisherman tugged as hard as he could.

It broke free and rocketed towards him — going straight into his skin “like a bullet”.

Shocked Peter staggered to a nearby house to get help. Paramedics cut the fishing line before rushing him to hospital.

The engineer said: “I could see the line hanging out of a perfectly formed hole.

“It was still attached to my rod, which was in my hand, and I could feel the weight in the back of my throat.

“It really was the most strange feeling — I had caught myself.
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