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Man dies after hit in throat by flying tent peg

A man has died after he was hit in the throat by a tent peg.

The 61-year-old Danish man Erik Larsen Fjordvald was taking part in a motorcycle event at a camping ground in Thy, northwestern Denmark.

On Friday Mr Larsen Fjordvald was packing up his tent during inclement weather.

Amidst the storms, he was hit in the throat by a metal tent peg propelled by high winds and knocked unconscious, according to Danish Police.

A Danish man has been killed while camping after a metal tent peg hit him in the throat while he was at a motorcycle event in Thy, Denmark
A Danish man has been killed after a metal tent peg hit him in the throat. Source: Getty
The metal tent peg was propelled by high winds during a storm and hit the camping Danish man in the throat, later killing him at Thy, Denmark
The metal tent peg was propelled by high winds during a storm and hit the Danish man in the throat. Source: Getty

He was flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital where he died on Sunday, Spokesman Joergen Jensen told local media on Monday.

– With AP