By Freya Noble Eliana Deur Davidson is suing the City of Whitehorse for damages after she allegedly injured her back ducking from a swooping bird A Melbourne woman who slipped and injured her back while trying to avoid a swooping bird is suing her local council for damages. In November 2011 Eliana Deur-Davidson was taking her three-year-old niece to Box Hill South Kindergarten and was walking through the carpark when she realised she was under attack. In an effort to protect her young family member, the 41-year-old told The Herald Sun she twisted her body to shield her niece from the grey bird that swooped the pair.
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Eliana Deur-Davidson was taking her niece to Box Hill South Kindergarten
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The Melbourne woman said the pair were swooped by a grey bird
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Ms Deur-Davidson apparently fell to the ground protecting her niece
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Suffered ongoing back problems and underwent spinal surgery last week
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She said council could have prevented attack as they knew about the birds
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