Prosthetic Leg Helps Diver

Soldier wounded in combat uses prosthetic leg to help him dive.

By: WKRG Staff | WKRG-TV
Published: April 08, 2008

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KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A 22-year-old Marine who lost his leg
after a combat injury in Iraq used a special prosthesis to scuba
dive in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary today.
Jeremy Stengel of Waterford, Wisconsin, is part of a group of 14
soldiers with war-related injuries participating in Warrior Dive
through Tuesday. The event is organized by the International
Association for Handicapped Divers in conjunction with a Key Largo
dive shop and other area businesses.
Stengel said the water leg prosthesis is more waterproof than
the one he uses on land. It features an artificial foot that can be
extended so a dive fin can be used as normal.
Stengel said the experience was "amazing."