Wednesday, June 06, 2007

A California logger near Roseville remarkably and bravely cut off his leg below the knee with a pocket knife in the small Gold Rush town of Iowa Hill in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Al Hill, a 66-year-old man from Iowa Hill, is recovering at the Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville, California but is in serious condition, hospital spokesperson Robin Montgomery said.

Hill was in a remote area near the Big Dipper Mine when a tree fell on and pinned his leg, according to Iowa Hill's volunteer fire chief Luana Downling. Hill had a cell phone but no reception. After 11 hours, he resorted to amputating his leg below the knee, according to Downling.

Logging is listed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and OSHA as one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States.

Labels: Amazing News, In Flight Weird News, Logging Accidents, Man Cuts Off His Own Leg, Self Amputation, Stories of Bravery

posted by Googe | 1:13 PM   

 

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