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Garland golfer dies trying to retrieve ball at Richardson course
What with lightening and these cliffs, I guess golf is an extreme sport.
04:58 PM CDT on Saturday, October 3, 2009
By JEFF MOSIER / The Dallas Morning News
A 61-year-old man was fatally injured Friday after falling over an embankment while trying to retrieve his golf ball at Sherrill Park Golf Course, police said.
The man was identified as William Michael Grant of Garland.
Sgt. Kevin Perlich said Grant was playing in a golf tournament when he overshot a green.
Police said Grant was trying to get the stray ball when witnesses saw him slip and fall about 10 feet.
An ambulance was called for him about 4:15 p.m., and he was pronounced dead about an hour later at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Perlich said it appeared that Grant broke his neck, but that had not been confirmed by the medical examiner's office.
By JEFF MOSIER / The Dallas Morning News
A 61-year-old man was fatally injured Friday after falling over an embankment while trying to retrieve his golf ball at Sherrill Park Golf Course, police said.
The man was identified as William Michael Grant of Garland.
Sgt. Kevin Perlich said Grant was playing in a golf tournament when he overshot a green.
Police said Grant was trying to get the stray ball when witnesses saw him slip and fall about 10 feet.
An ambulance was called for him about 4:15 p.m., and he was pronounced dead about an hour later at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Perlich said it appeared that Grant broke his neck, but that had not been confirmed by the medical examiner's office.
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