Man, 66, Amputates Own Leg After Tree Pins Limb Down for 11 Hours
Residents are pulling for a neighbor who was forced to amputate his left leg below the knee using pocket knives after a tree fell on him, pinning him for about 11 hours.
Al Hill, 66, was cutting trees on a property near the Big Dipper Mine last Friday when a tree fell on his leg and trapped him, authorities said. Alone in the woods and in an area where cellular phone service is spotty or nonexistent, Hill was forced to take the extreme measure to save himself.
Eventually, a neighbor in the area heard Hill's cries for help. Eric Bookey declined to talk about the events....