Church altar smites devout Catholic
PrintAustrian crushed after popping in to thank God
Posted in Bootnotes, 10th September 2009 13:39 GMT
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A devout Catholic who popped into church to thank God for a his rescue from a lift was crushed to death by a 860lb stone altar, the Telegraph reports.
Police spokesman Roman Hahslinger explained that Gunther Link, 45, was "a very religious man and had been scared when he was trapped in the lift and had prayed for release".
He continued: "A short while later he was pulled out of the elevator and he went straight to the church to thank God."
Link was reported missing by his cousin, and found the next day by parishioners going to Mass at the Weinhaus Church in Vienna.
Hahslinger concluded: "He seems to have embraced a stone pillar on which the stone altar was perched and it fell on him, killing him instantly. We have found his fingerprints on the pillar. We are now investigating the case further." ®
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