OFF BEAT: International walkabouts gone wrong
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What does a cheeseburger have in common with a rhino?
Both can result in insurance claims.
These and other tales of insurance woe come courtesy of Allianz Global Assistance, which shared some its more unusual claims filed by Australians traveling abroad.
Take the volunteer at a zoo trying to help out caring for the animals only to have his finger bitten off by an obviously ungrateful rhino.
Then there’s the man who tried to throw a cheeseburger across a balcony to a friend — and ended up falling over the edge.
Being in the water is no safer than on land. Just ask the man who spear-fished his own foot, thinking it was marine prey.
Burning Man? How about burning beard, which is just what one attendee of the desert festival got when he tried to help a fellow reveler who happened to be breathing fire at the moment.
And finally, if you are going to cheat on your spouse, better avoid motorcycle accidents, unlike the woman travelling with her secret boyfriend while her husband was at home in Australia.
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