The Slanch Report

I find it endlessly fascinating that nearly every culture across the world has a history of using the bow and arrow as a weapon or hunting tool. It’s interesting to me how such an item spread across the globe, but then, I’m a big dork so…Regardless, I think we can all agree that archery is no longer a necessary skill for survival. Apparently, China disagrees. During an archery class, a 13 year old Chinese girl named Yan Shin accidentally shot an arrow through 11 year old Liu Cheong’s eye.

The arrow went at least 4 inches into Cheong’s head but he is expected to live nonetheless. “If the arrow had been shot with just a bit more force, it would have come out the back of his head,” said those who treated him. After 4 hours of surgery with doctors slowing hacking away pieces of his skull in order to remove the barb.