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Getting a Leg up on Life

Author Ryan Logan

A 63-year-old farmer in Nebraska had to use a pocket knife to save his life earlier this month…The 63-year-old farmer had to cut off his own leg last month.  He was transferring a load of grain into a bin, and got his leg caught in the long metal screw that moves the grain to the top of the bin.

He was alone and didn’t have his phone, so he used a pocket knife to saw his own leg off halfway below the knee.  His story is graphic, but his attitude about the incident is impressive.

“I thought for sure I would pass out, and somehow something told me to keep going,” he told NBC News in a phone interview Tuesday of the accident that occurred near the end of April. “I did what I thought I had to do, and it worked.”

“I could feel it cutting nerves,” Kaser said. “Finally, it let go, and then I started crawling to the house.”

The entire ordeal lasted about five minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPgmRJ7V-JU

Hey It’s Ryan, let me start off by saying…YES, I was born and raised in Wixom, Michigan although a lot of listeners like to joke that I am from Arizona. WCSX has always been my radio home, I have been at the station since I was a 23-year-old intern, co-host of Big Jim’s House, married with kids. Family and radio are what I love, but don’t get me started on golf! Like some, I have become obsessed with golf and you can hear all about that on “The Ball Washer Pod” right here on WCSX. One of my other passions is helping out the Vets. Since coming to WCSX I have been apart of raising hundreds of thousands for local vet groups. Other than that, I am a goofy guy, loving life, my family and talking to you on the radio. Ryan writes about golf, family and what happens on “Big Jim’s House.”

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