Sever your legs inch by inch
If you were trapped under a tree, no one around to help you and you have only a pocket knife available, would you cut your legs bit by bit to free yourself? A logger did just that. Ouch. Make that a long ouch multiply by a million.
Mr Albert Hill, 66, was trapped for half a day after a logging accident on an isolated mountain community of Iowa Hill, California.
He had a cell phone that couldn’t get out and he started cutting his own leg off,” said longtime friend Cathy Morgan.
Luckily (or unluckily), someone who was looking for gold heard his cry for help (or probably painful cry) and by the time he got to him, he was almost finished. He managed to use a chainsaw to remove the tree and send him to the hospital where the doctors completed the amputation.
I am not sure why he didn’t cut the tree instead of his leg but maybe he couldn’t reach it. I can’t imagine myself being in that situation - if I am, I think I will wait for help.
So if I go missing suddenly (like this blog not updated without any notice), organise a search rescue quick before I starve to death.
News link : Logger Cuts Through His Own Leg to Free Himself
June 22nd, 2007 at 9:49 am
only a pocket knife available, can cut tree ah?….DUH!!!
June 22nd, 2007 at 10:51 am
He beat the guy from SAW
June 22nd, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Wah so unlucky is that guy… Was wondering that even if did successfully cut his leg, is he able to go and get help before he pengsan from the pain or even die of blood lost? Hmmmm, knock wood that does not happen to us…
June 23rd, 2007 at 3:11 am
OK he’s trapped for 12 hours, but if only he waited for one more hour he could have saved his leg.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:28 pm
He must have thought about it real hard to take such decision..