Statue-Loving Goose Takes Woman Hostage

A Witt, Illinois, woman said a goose in love with a concrete statue held her hostage in her home for several hours. Joanne Martin said that when she tried to leave her home earlier this month she caught an amorous goose in the throes of mating season making advances to the concrete goose next to her car. The bird charged her and chased her back into the house. Martin called two friends who work nearby. But the men had to call in reinforcement when the goose went after them. Before long there were six men in Martin’s kitchen discussing how to handle the amorous bird. Martin said some of the men were finally able to distract the goose long enough to allow the others to move the statue into her shed and close the door. The goose finally calmed down and left. Martin plans to leave the statue in the shed.