Valle complained of chest pains for seven years after her surgery, saying she felt there was something in her body pressing on her lungs.

The hospital claimed the woman suffered no ill health effects from the towel and the judge dismissed claims against the doctor. The family settled with the hospital for an undisclosed sum.

This unaccountable doctor made the following statement in 2004 after the media reported on the case:

"She lived seven years ... which is certainly as well as one would have expected her to survive given her severe emphysema and poor pulmonary function and overall condition."

What exactly would have made this doctor accountable? Leaving a beach towel in the woman's body?

Family of Woman Who Lived with Towel Inside Body Settles Lawsuit

Original story in 2004:
Towel Found In Dead Woman's Body

"I've never heard of a dolphin hitting someone on a boat. You can't even catch them on lures when you go gamefishing. They're too smart."

Leaping dolphin leaves woman seriously injured

Luckily by the fourth day, Greg Allen, a politician running for the Placer County Water Board, heard Inga's call for help while going door-to-door campaigning. He found an unlocked door and ran in to save Inga's life.

Read the full story and see a video of the woman at the link below.

California Woman Trapped Under Fridge For 4 Days

The barb pierced his lung and entered the left ventricle of his heart. Doctors have been able to remove it by pulling the barb through and have repaired the holes. Right now he's stable and his heart is functioning well.

Carl Luer, senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, who studies sharks and rays, said spotted eagle rays often jump completely out of the water, although no one is sure why. "It can be very dramatic," he said.

That is certainly an understatement.

Stingray Jumps Aboard Boat, Stabs Man in Chest

Fla. Boater Stabbed in Chest by Stingray

Other members of the troupe said the Las Vegas man apparently misjudged the landing and hit the ground at 50 mph.

'Flying Elvis' Suffers Broken Pelvis

He hurried to a clinic in Stillwater, where he was examined and told that a dime-sized beetle had taken up residence in his ear. Problem was, it had burrowed in so deep the doctor couldn't remove it ... Asp was sent to United Hospital where the beetle was surgically removed.

Bug Finds Cozy Home in Teen's Ear

The brown bat, about the size of two tea bags, was found a few weeks ago by a 60-year-old Woodbury County woman, said Chuck Cipperley, an environmental director for the Siouxland health office in Sioux City.

Iowa Woman Finds Drowned Bat in Tea Mug

"You could actually see the hands. They look like they're nailed on the cross. You can see the body. It's in a straight line and then you see his feet, they look like they're together, and the knees are bent."

When asked if the image of Jesus has changed her life, she replied: "I can't be swayed by a picture. My neck does feel better. I don't know if that was Jesus or physical therapy."

If a follow-up scan shows the same thing, it may very well be the much-anticipated Second Scanning of Christ.

Newton said the incident happened nearly a year ago in the women's department, as she was shopping for a blouse. The only one in her size was on the mannequin. As a salesclerk was removing the garment, the dummy's arm flew off and struck Newton's head, according to her lawsuit.

Looks like somebody stepped into the Twilight Zone. The mannequin episode was always one of my favorites.

Calif. woman sues over mannequin attack

"The young woman went through surgery two years ago to have a larger chest," he said. "During the war she was wounded in the chest by shrapnel" that got stuck in the implants instead of penetrating further.

The implant had to be replaced. So along with all the other casualties in the Lebanon war, we can add one breast implant to the list of losses.

Breast implants saves woman

Blake Nicholas Fessenden, 23, was heading north on the Suwannee River Sunday just north of the Hart Springs Sand Bar when he was hit and fell off the craft, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Next we'll hear that a goldfish jumped out of its bowl and slapped someone in the face!

Jumping sturgeon knocks man unconscious

Seriously wounded, his fishing companions helped him back onto the boat and did their best to stop the bleeding. Despite the fact that it took 40 minutes for the boat to reach land, he is now recovering in stable condition after emergency surgery.

'It was airborne going across the full width of the boat and Ian just happened to be in the way. All in one motion, the fish flew across the cockpit, impaled him with its bill and took him out of the boat ... 'He landed in the water about 15ft away and the marlin was on top of him."

Angler speared by a giant fish

I have so many questions about this. How does a knife wind through your digestive system without causing major damage? What happens when he goes to the bathroom? Did he make clanking sounds when he walked? Was his wife's cooking really so bad that he'd rather eat the silverware?

The identity of the patient has not been revealed. The doctors said he had suffered no major damage to his internal organs, and was successfully recovering.

Doctors remove knife, 8 nails, spoon from man's stomach

The woman, who wasn't identified, told KETV in Omaha, Neb., that the burns are painful and that the incident was one of the most embarrassing moments in her life.

Woman suffers burns in sticky toilet incident