Edward Wells, an 82-year-old Florida resident, experienced a wild encounter when a 300-pound boar smashed through his sliding glass door, leading to a tense standoff with local deputies before the animal escaped.

Every morning, Wells sends a message to his daughter, Stacy Wells, to let her know he is alive.

"I text her and tell her I'm alive," Wells said. He then settles in for the afternoon with an Ensure in one hand and an iPad in the other, enjoying jigsaw puzzles.

When Stacy received a phone call on Thursday, she knew something was wrong.

"I need to get the hell over there," she said, adding, "Life got crazy yesterday!"

Wells initially thought they were being bombed. "I thought, oh my God, we're being bombed," he said. Instead, it was a massive boar. "It's (expletive) huge!" Wells

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