A West Hartford, Connecticut, man is out of intensive care after trying to amputate his own arm. Jonathan Metz, 31, was working on his boiler on June 6th when his arm got stuck. He was rescued three days later when worried co-workers went to his home and called police. Metz said after about 12 hours he asked himself “what would MacGyver do?” and concluded that amputating the limb was his only chance for survival. Metz used his own tools to cut off most of his arm after he smelled his flesh beginning to rot. Paramedics completed the amputation. Doctors believe Metz’s actions saved his life by preventing the infection from spreading. Firefighters ripped apart the furnace with heavy tools to free Metz. His family has set up a website, http://helpjonmetz.com, to collect donations to help pay for a prosthetic arm.
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