Cactus Crunch
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
By Ward Harkavy
Republic staff
A 27 year-old north Phoenix man shot a saguaro Thursday afternoon and was killed when it fell on him, authorities said.
aricopa County sheriff's deputies said David M. Grundman of 3932 W. Kaler Drive reportedly fired at least two rifled slugs from a 16 gauge shotgun at a 26 to 27 foot saguaro and started to shout "Timber!"
He only had enough time to say "Tim___" before a 23-foot section of the cactus fell and crushed him.
Grundman and a friend, Joseph Suchochi were in the desert two miles north of Arizona 74, just west of Lake Pleasant, deputies said. The incident occurred about 3:30 PM, they said.
Grundman's body was taken to the Maricopa County medical examiner's office, wherre an autopsy will be conducted.
Submitted on 05/05/2002
Submitted by:
Coronal
Reference:
Arizona Republic, Feb. 8, 1982
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