FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A 22-year-old man's arm was cut off
in what authorities called a freak accident in South Florida.
Authorities say that on Saturday man had been riding an inner
tube being dragged by a personal watercraft near the Hillsboro
Inlet. He had wrapped the rope connecting the two around his arm
when a large wave apparently struck the inner tube and the
watercraft. The force of the wave tightened the rope with such
force that it cut through the man's arm.
Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue spokeswoman the man was conscious and
alert after the accident. His name an hometown were not released.
Authorities looked for the man's arm but could not find it.
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Man Loses Arm In Bizarre Accident
A freak accident in South Florida severs a man's arm
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Published: December 21, 2008
Published: December 21, 2008
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