Man pinned under tree amputates his leg

[jamesintheworld]

Man pinned under tree amputates his leg
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070607/ap_on_fe_st/odd_self_amputation

IOWA HILL, Calif. – Alone in the woods with his left leg pinned beneath a fallen tree for 11 hours, a 66-year-old man used pocket knives to cut off his limb below the knee to free himself, a neighbor and authorities said.

Al Hill had been cutting trees last Friday when one fell on him. After freeing himself, he cried out for help, and a neighbor passing through this sparsely populated area heard him.

Eric Bookey then hiked nearly two miles to get a cellular signal and placed an emergency call to the town’s all-volunteer fire department about 7:30 p.m., Fire Chief Luana Dowling told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Hill was eventually airlifted by helicopter to a hospital where he underwent amputation surgery, Dowling said. “He’s a pretty remarkable person,” Dowling said.

A hospital spokeswoman said Hill was in serious condition on Wednesday, and that he was declining interviews.

~JITW

[ROB]

Well the good news is that he could now choos eto do the talking circuiot as an “inspiration” to adventurers and arborists everywhere like that other self-amputee did.

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