Elk Attacks Man At Colorado Golf Course, Slices his Kidney in Half

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A man was gored by a bull elk at a Colorado golf course last weekend. | Photo courtesy Raymond Gehman/Corbis via Getty Images

A bull elk nearly killed a man at a Colorado golf course over the weekend.

Golfer Zak Bornhoft was driving a golf cart at a golf course in Evergreen, Colo. when he was suddenly charged by a large bull elk and impaled by one of its antlers. 

One of the elk’s antlers stabbed Bornhoft in the stomach, protruding through it and slicing off a portion of his kidney. Bornhoft was rushed to a local hospital, according to Fox 31 Denver.

Doctors believe that a slightly different placement of the antler would have killed him, CBS Denver reports. Bornhoft is currently at an intensive care unit at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colo.


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2 thoughts on “Elk Attacks Man At Colorado Golf Course, Slices his Kidney in Half

    1. Guy is still in ICU and it’s a funny golf joke?
      In reality, it is the fall rut when these guys are very ornery .
      Be careful out there

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