On April 6, 1926, 16-year-old Phillip McClean and his brother Granville were looking for their horses on their property in Mossman, Queensland, Australia. Their dog would start to fight with a large cassowary. Granville rushed to save their dog who was losing the fight. The bird would kick him in the leg knocking him down. Philip trying to protect his brother hit the cassowary with a horse briddle.
This would allow the younger brother to get up and run. Unfortunately, Philip would trip to the ground and the cassowary would kick him slicing open his neck and severing his jugular vein. Philip would get up and run only 200 yards before bleeding to death.
