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Man amputates own arm, hikes to safety (pg. 2)
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| musicman007 |
| i can't imagine the pain of having to watch urself carrying out the amputation |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Citizen X
I don't understand how a 200 lbs rock can pin someone so that you can't move it away. |
That was an error it was a rock weighting several tons, the rescue workers weren't able to move it either. |
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| Rhythm |
holy stix
man has balls of steel |
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| Neo nEro |
| i am not sure it would be that much more painful to cut it off when it is already crushed and mangled under a boulder. Not to trivialize what he did by any means, buthe probably was already in a crapload of pain from when it fell on him. |
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| TimeWarp |
IF there was an award given to men with the biggest BAlls...he'd win..haha
What i want to know is .. what happened to his arM?..With today's reconstructive surgery advancements...maybe they might be able to attach it back on? |
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| nrjizer |
well it was likely already crushed and may have been amputated later anyways if they had freed him. Still, having no bottom arm is better than being dead! Plus you could have easily packed it in snow for a few hours or so before you did the deed, it would numb it nicely.
Even still, that guy is a true legend indeed :eyespop:
Edit: And whats REALLY impressive is that after being stuck for 5 days, 2 of them without water, amputating his own arm, freeing himself, and applying first aid, he STILL rigged anchors and rope and ing rapelled down to the canyon floor, and then began to hike to safety. Balls of steel, indeed! |
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| nrjizer |
UPDATED STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Central/...scue/index.html
They give more details here... the boulder weighed 800lbs, not 200. Apparantly he was pinned in a very narrow canyon, and the searchers say they would have never found him had he not helped himself. So after cutting off his own arm, he had to hike down the canyon, then rappell down 80 feet of sheer, vertical cliff. He hiked towards civilization when the search helicopter spotted him. With his arm still bleeding he walked himself into the chopper, was upright and alert during the ride, then when it landed at the hospital he got out of the chopper and walked himself to the ER! |
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| corsten_addict |
| quote: | Originally posted by nrjizer
UPDATED STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Central/...scue/index.html
They give more details here... the boulder weighed 800lbs, not 200. Apparantly he was pinned in a very narrow canyon, and the searchers say they would have never found him had he not helped himself. So after cutting off his own arm, he had to hike down the canyon, then rappell down 80 feet of sheer, vertical cliff. He hiked towards civilization when the search helicopter spotted him. With his arm still bleeding he walked himself into the chopper, was upright and alert during the ride, then when it landed at the hospital he got out of the chopper and walked himself to the ER! |
lol... I feel like a tiny, tiny boy compared to him. Insane. |
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| DaveSaenz |
| quote: | Originally posted by sothis
*shudders*
i cant even imagine that. not even partially. youd think once you first started cutting, the pain would be so insane that it would be impossible to continue... *shudders again* |
And this comming from a chic with hooks in her back.... :D :D |
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| Incantation_UK |
| Apparently to cut through your arm where he did you have to go through about 20 tendons, plus the bones! Unbelievable! |
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| Busy Child |
| From what i heard on the news, this guy is a jackass. . . .he completely ignores warnings about natural dangers and when he leaves, he tells no one where he goes. He got caught in the middle of an avalanche once despite warnings. |
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