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Farmer Collects Severed Limb And Drives For Help
A farmer whose arm was torn off in a tractor accident picked up the limb, climbed back on and headed for home to get help. "What was I supposed to do? Lie there and die?" James Arlen Mondyâs wife quoted him as saying. Doctors at St. Johnâs Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo., were unable to reattach his arm after the Dec. 16 accident. He was recovering at the hospital Tuesday. Mondy, 56, was bumped off his tractor when it hit a hole. The spinning blades of a brush cutter then chopped off his arm at the shoulder.Iâve put in a lot of miles on one of these brush cutters, they still scare the hell out of me. On his ride home, he had to stop to open a gate, drove through, then got off the tractor again to close the gate, and continued on his way. Got to make sure the cows donât get out. He started to feel lightheaded, but met a passing couple who summoned help. Still grow them tough in the Heartland of America. Posted by: Steve 2003-12-23 |
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