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'Walking dead' seen near Spangdahlem

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  • By Staff Sgt. Logan Tuttle
  • 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Large cities around the globe have been driven into chaos as rumors of a possible world-wide pandemic spread. Victims, often with bite wounds, have described their attackers as dead in appearance with pale skin and glazed-over, even 'zombie-like' eyes and an insatiable hunger for human flesh.

"It was unreal," said Staff Sgt. Troy Dontigney, 52nd Fighter Wing protocol specialist. "I was driving home after work on the L46, and I saw a man standing in the road. I thought there may have been an accident, so I slowed down to help. Something wasn't right; something about those eyes ... he stumbled over, and I watched him smash a woman's car window. He ... pulled her out and just started biting her."

Eyewitnesses claim to have seen at least a dozen other such bizarre incidents, and the scene above isn't a one-time occurrence. Spangdahlem Airmen are urged to remain vigilant and avoid populated areas.

"I wanted to help, but when I tried the man turned and came for me. I hit him with a tire iron, but he just kept coming," said Sergeant Dontigney. "I ran back to my car and drove off. I didn't know what else to do."

Public health, emergency response and disaster relief organizations have launched an investigation into potential causes for the erratic behavior. Descriptions from witnesses who have seen the attackers vary from 'sick and diseased' to 'walking dead.'

"These individuals seem to have decreased levels of sensory response. Tactile sensations are significantly dulled. When they sustain injury, they feel little or no pain. All subjects have exhibited an extreme increase in aggression levels. In addition, their breathing and circulatory functions seem to have either dropped to an undetectable level, or stopped completely," said a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention representative on the condition of anonymity. "We...don't yet know if these individuals are alive or clinically dead."

The incidents do not seem to be limited to the Spangdahlem area, as similar events have been reported in the U.S. and across Europe, including London and Rome. While various public health organizations including the World Health Organization, the CDC and others are researching these events to investigate a possible pandemic, citizens are reminded that response takes time.

"I was using everything I had against it. Throwing things, punching, kicking ... I even knocked it around with a baseball bat a few times. It just kept coming. In the end, all I could do was run away ... but not before it gave me this nasty bite," said Senior Airman Nick Wilson, a photographer with the 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office as he pulled tattered bandages back to reveal several bite marks.

Various representatives from federal police agencies have cautioned against getting into altercations with the 'walking dead', and have stated they are unsure of how to stop these attackers.