Trapped Man cuts off own Leg!
By jennybianca
@jennybianca (12912)
Australia
June 6, 2007 10:21pm CST
I was quite taken with the bravery of this man.
American My Lotters may be more familiar with this story.
Apparently a man who was pinned under a tree, had to partially amputate his left leg with a pocket knife.
Age 66 years, and was clearing trees when one fell on top of him.
He was trapped in a remote area, with no mobile phone access, for 10 hours.
He was eventually found by another local, who heard his cries for help.
See the full story here:
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21864180-5006301,00.html
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5 responses
@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
7 Jun 07
Hello jenny. This is an extraordinary story. The man has been courageous all throughout his ordeal. I can't know how it feels like to amputate your own leg. I would have easily give up when faced with a situation like this. This man is worthy to follow as a good model for being brave and tough.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
7 Jun 07
that is a very difficult thing to do. it is easy to have somebody else to do the cutting. cutting it by himself needed much strength, courage and the guts to do carry it out despite feeling the pain himself as the act of cutting goes on progress. now, i see even more the need for a buddy whenever one goes out to perform a task. we can never tell what will happen even in the safest places that we thought to be. you are right about the cellphone could have saved him from much trouble.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
7 Jun 07
I agree. It is best not to go alone in any remote area, regardless of how safe one thinks it is.
@KarenO52 (2950)
• United States
13 Jun 07
I heard about this one on the evening news. It's incredible, and I can't imagine how someone could do that, but it's not the first time something like that has happened. It's hard to imagine someone cutting any kind of large bone with a pocket knife, but to cut off one's own leg! Desperation must give people strange powers.
@mizrae (587)
• United States
7 Jun 07
This is similar to a story not too long ago about a mountain climber (I think) who had to remove part of a limb to get free. I remember thinking then as now that I could not do this. Maybe other things, but not this. This shows such a will to live. I know accidents happen, but you hope they don't happen to you. When they do you hope you will have the strength to do what this man had to do.
