Widow Files Lawsuit 5 Years After Swan Attack Killed Husband

DES PLAINES, IL - The widow of the Des Plaines man who died in an attack by a swan at a condominium complex five years ago has sued the complex, claiming negligence that led to his death. Amy Hensley named Hillcrest Property Management Inc. and Bay Colony Properties in a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court that seeks more than $50,000 in connection with the death of her late husband Anthony Hensley, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune.

Anthony Hensley died from a drowning at the Bay Colony condominium complex near Golf Road in unincorporated Maine Township on April 14, 2012. The father of two was in a kayak on a retention pond at the complex when the kayak was toppled by a swan who continued to lunge at Hensley as he attempted to swim to shore. RELATED: Swan Attack Killed Des Plaines Man At Condo Complex

Amy Hensley says the companies mentioned in the lawsuit should have known that swans are extremely territorial and that a dangerous attack like this could occur.

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