One May, Wichita, KS, resident Bill Driver happened to see a kid's 8-inch basketball bouncing around a little strangely in a lake near his home, and he went to investigate. It turned out that a flathead catfish obviously had "bitten off more than he could chew," and the ball had become lodged in its mouth.
The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive but not being able to because the ball kept bringing him back to the surface.
Bill tried numerous times to remove the ball by pulling on it but was unsuccessful. He finally had his wife, Pam, cut the ball to deflate it and release the hungry catfish.
Following are the photos Pam took to document the account, which I happened across on JeffBridges.com. An expanded version of this story also appeared in The Wichita Eagle. For the benefit of any "doubting Thomases" out there, this fish story was verified as true by Snopes.com.
Be kinder than necessary, 'cause every living thing is fighting some kind of battle.
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