Fisherman hooks skull in Austrian lake

[June 09, 2011]  EISENSTADT, Austria (AP) -- A man fishing at an Austrian lake has hooked a macabre catch -- a human skull.

Police say the man pulled up the skull Wednesday from the waters of Lake Neusiedel, in eastern Burgenland province.

They say the skull is undergoing forensic examination for evidence of possible foul play.

[Associated Press]

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