HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Jonathan Metz says the ordeal of getting
his arm trapped in his furnace and deciding to cut it off was
"surreal."
The 31-year-old West Hartford man met with the media Tuesday for
the first time since getting his arm stuck in his furnace and
cutting off most of the limb.
Metz also revealed his ordeal began June 7, not June 6, as
doctors initially reported.
Metz's left arm got stuck in the furnace of his West Hartford
home while he was working on it June 7. He was rescued June 9 when
worried co-workers went to his home and called police.
Metz says he started thinking about amputating his arm 12 hours
into his ordeal, and it took him about six hours to "psych"
himself up.
He used a saw blade to cut off most of his arm. Paramedics
completed the amputation, and doctors will be replacing it with a
prosthetic.
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