Lawn mower shoots wire into man's head

GULFPORT, Miss. - A Gulfport man is lucky to be alive after a lawn mower shot a 3 ½-inch metal wire up his nose and into his head.

The Sun Herald reports 34-year-old Bill Parker was mowing his lawn last Sunday when he felt something hit him in the face.

A CT scan revealed a rusty wire as thick as a heavy-duty nail was lodged in Parker's sinus cavity. Dr. Timothy Haffey says miraculously, it dodged all of Parker's important nerves and arteries. Haffey removed the wire with a simple sinus surgery in about 20 minutes.

Parker was back at work by Wednesday, albeit a little bruised. He says this Sunday, he plans to relax with his fiancé and 7-month-old daughter -- and find someone else to mow his lawn.