Man saved by pigeon poo

A man survived a 30ft fall by landing on 6 inches of pigeon poo.

Phil Harrison climbed a mill chimney trying to rescue a hawk that escaped from a friend's aviary.

As he grabbed the bird at the top, wire mesh supporting him gave way and he fell.

Phil, of Cleckheaton, West Yorks, still broke his neck in the fall. But he managed to keep hold of the hawk.

Firemen had to dig through the basement to reach him according to The Sun.

Phil's friend, Alan Webster said: "It's amazing to think his life was saved by a few inches of bird droppings."

Doctors expect Phil to make a full recovery.