Man shoots himself with crossbow

Ananova:
A man is recovering after shooting himself with his own crossbow.

Weapons collector Steve Samson, from Rochford, Essex, was cleaning the crossbow when the aluminium arrow speared seven inches into his body.

The 2ft arrow narrowly escaped his vital organs.

Steve said: "It's just about the most stupid thing I've done in my life. It is very sore."

I'm flabbergasted! I mean how can you possibly not spot a bloody big arrow sitting in a crossbow? Wouldn't you or I remove it before cleaning the bow - but then we are only amateurs so what do we know.