ouch that's gotta hurt....
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Boreades
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Well, that's certainly something I wouldn't want to find washed up on the beach.
Rum_Pirate
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Man's hand cut off by towing rope
A man has had his hand severed while he was being towed on a rubber ring by a sea scooter in south Devon.
The 45-year-old man, from Ivybridge, was on the inflatable ring on Sunday afternoon outside Torquay Harbour.
His hand was severed after it became entangled in the tow rope while he was being towed by the privately-owned sea vehicle, police said.
His right hand was lost at sea, coastguards said. He was taken to Torbay Hospital for treatment.
A horrible accident.
What is a 'sea vehicle' ? A 'jet ski' perhaps?
Something does not sound right. I am at a loss to imagine what actually happened.
Did he have the rope wrapped around his wrist and the 'sea vehicle' started with full throttle with a lot of slack in the rope then the rope snapped tight?
Can't figure out any other way.
A man has had his hand severed while he was being towed on a rubber ring by a sea scooter in south Devon.
The 45-year-old man, from Ivybridge, was on the inflatable ring on Sunday afternoon outside Torquay Harbour.
His hand was severed after it became entangled in the tow rope while he was being towed by the privately-owned sea vehicle, police said.
His right hand was lost at sea, coastguards said. He was taken to Torbay Hospital for treatment.
A horrible accident.
What is a 'sea vehicle' ? A 'jet ski' perhaps?
Something does not sound right. I am at a loss to imagine what actually happened.
Did he have the rope wrapped around his wrist and the 'sea vehicle' started with full throttle with a lot of slack in the rope then the rope snapped tight?
Can't figure out any other way.