Cyclist dies after being swooped by a magpie in Wollongong
NEWS: A swooping magpie startled an elderly NSW cyclist who veered off a path to avoid the bird and crashed; he died from fatal head injuries.
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Cyclists are particularly at risk of swooping magpies. Source: AAP
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Published 16 September 2019 12:00pm
Updated 16 September 2019 12:11pm
By AAP-SBS
Presented by Parisuth Sodsai
Source: AAP, SBS
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