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Police have warned people to be on their guard against a wild boar seen near a Devon town.

A man walking his dogs near the Long Ash Garden Centre at Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, was confronted by the boar on Monday.

The animal approached the man and lunged aggressively at his two dogs. It left once the man retreated.

The RSPCA have been informed of the incident. Police are attempting to locate the animal.

They have asked walkers and residents to be wary if confronted by the boar.

BBC

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Sun Jan 7, 2007 2:06 PM GMT

Farm worker attacked by herd of pigs

LONDON (Reuters) - A farm worker needed hospital treatment after being attacked by a herd of pigs, Norfolk police said on Sunday.

The 51-year-old man was knocked over by a sow at a Norfolk farm, prompting the rest of the herd to attack him.

"It seems that when he fell, he was attacked by one of the sows and then the other pigs joined in," a Norfolk police spokesman told Reuters.

"He suffered bumps and bruises and a head injury though it is not considered to be life-threatening."

The police spokesman said it was the first time he had heard of a pig attack in the area -- but it was unlikely the herd would be put down or sent to Cheltenham!

Reuters