Wild boar gives British ambassador to Austria a scare

Envoy recounts being charged at by 'massive' specimen, resulting in minor injuries as he slipped during his escape

Britain's ambassador to Austria has generally been given a warm welcome, but a local wild boar appeared to have little time for diplomatic niceties. Leigh Turner, who took up the post last August, has revealed that while walking in woods near Vienna earlier this month, he was chased by a "massive" specimen and sustained minor injuries.

Turning a corner, Turner found himself face-to-face with a group of "four or five hulking adults and countless piglets". He turned and walked away slowly. "Moments later I hear a noise behind me like a galloping horse, and turn to see a massive wild boar, head down, charging straight at me," Turner recounted on his blog.