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Agence France-Presse

A US farmer in his 60s whose leg was horrifically sucked into a grain hopper sawed off the limb with a pocket knife to save his life.
Kurt Kaser, 63, a lifelong farmer in the central state of Nebraska, said he was working alone last month when he got out of his truck and mistakenly stepped into “that little hole” of the hopper.
“It just sucked my leg in and I was trying to pull it out, and it kept pulling,” he told the local ABC affiliate in Omaha, KETV.
“I about gave up once and just said the heck with it … and then I felt it jerk me again. I thought, well, I was going in.”
He realised that his only option was to “cut it off” using the small knife in his pocket.
“So I just started sawing on it,” he said, matter-of-factly.


After performing the grisly life-saving task, Kaser crawled to his house to phone for help, reports said.
The first to arrive was his son Adam, who happens to be a member of the local rescue squad, the Omaha World-Herald reported.
After a week in hospital and two more in rehabilitation, Kaser was back home last Friday, optimistic that he will be walking normally again, the newspaper said.
The shocking reason both his legs and hands were amputated? A dog licked him
“I was in a hurry and didn’t pay attention,” he said, hoping his story can serve as a warning to other farmers.
Local media showed images of Kaser in a wheelchair, his bandaged left leg amputated below the knee.
The incident - shared widely on social media - prompted comparisons by film-goers with Danny Boyle’s 2010 film 127 Hours, in which James Franco plays real-life adventurer Aron Ralston, who amputated his own arm after being trapped in a canyon for five days.

“Reminiscent of Aron Ralston. What a horrifying ordeal to have to go through,” tweeted Ron Terrell, a morning news anchor for Oklahoma-based Fox 23.
“Between 127 Hours and this story, I am going to start carrying a hacksaw,” one Twitter user observed.
Over on Facebook, Mike Walker, owner of Missouri-based Black Sky Radio, thought the drama was more reminiscent of horror film Saw, an even more grisly take on self-amputation.
“I think I would have attempted to break every bit of whatever had me gorilla style before I went all Saw on my parts,” he posted.
Additional reporting by Associated Press


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US farmer Kurt Kaser’s grisly ‘127 Hours’ amputation ordeal: he used pocket knife to cut off own leg after it became trapped in grain hopper

Kurt Kaser, a US farmer in his 60s whose leg was horrifically sucked into a corn hopper sawed off the limb with a pocket knife to save his life.

Kurt Kaser was unloading corn last month when he accidentally stepped on the opening of the hopper and his leg was sucked inside by a device designed to deposit grain in a bin.

In this film publicity image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, James Franco is shown in a scene from "127 Hours." The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best film, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, Chuck Zlotnick)

The shocking reason both his legs and hands were amputated? A dog licked him

Greg Manteufel lies in a hospital bed after the amputation of both his legs. Both his hands were later removed. Photo: Dawn Manteufel

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Kaser said he couldn’t free his leg, he was alone and he didn’t have his mobile phone
So he took out his pocket knife and sawed off his leg below the knee


Nebraska farmer Kurt Kaser was unloading corn last month when he accidentally stepped on the opening of a corn hopper and his leg was sucked inside by a device designed to deposit grain in a bin.


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US farmer Kurt Kaser’s grisly ‘127 Hours’ amputation ordeal: he used pocket knife to cut off own leg after it became trapped in grain hopper

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Kaser said he couldn’t free his leg, he was alone and he didn’t have his mobile phone So he took out his pocket knife and sawed off his leg below the knee

Kaser said he couldn’t free his leg, he was alone and he didn’t have his mobile phone

So he took out his pocket knife and sawed off his leg below the knee