Viking Ritual Claims Victim at Oxford
Oxford University student badly burned in boat race ceremony - Telegraph
Students watched as the tradition of burning the winning boat went horribly wrong when Josh – who studies history and politics – stumbled into the flames.
One student said: "He was a bit drunk and people were running around the boat.
"He wanted to jump through the fire but he didn't realise that there was someone running through the other side so he crushed into them and got burned.
"I think he was the only one badly burned."
The horror! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!
Actually it seems that Oxford produces some sensible people...
"Some staff were not the entirely happy about the injury. I haven't heard about an official response, but there is a difference between the dean and college officials."
Playing down the incident, Mr Roche said: "I jumped over the boat a few times, quite a few people were doing it. Someone else nudged me and I bumped into them so I caught the edge of the fire.
"I was a bit singed and I lost a few leg hairs."