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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Gardener, 65, miraculously survives freak chainsaw accident that saw him suffer catastrophic blood loss after he cuts his neck open - just millimetres from his windpipe
A gardener miraculously survived a freak chainsaw accident after cutting his neck open, but missing his windpipe by just millimetres. Christopher York, 65, said he was saved by a number of lucky coincidences after suffering 'catastrophic blood loss' while working in his garden in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The chainsaw had jammed while he was cutting left to right, but rather than kicking back it 'leapt forward and span around' as it followed through a branch, hitting his neck. The father-of-four described feeling a 'cold wetness' on his front as his shirt was soaked in blood, pouring down as far as his trousers. But by an enormous stroke of fortune, a specialist vascular surgeon happened to be at the hospital where he was rushed by paramedics - and was able to operate on him, saving his life. 'Had the vascular surgeon not been there, they would have taken me to a hospital where the journey probably would have killed me,' Mr York told the BBC. Mr York was subsequently informed that he had slashed only a few millimetres from his windpipe and would have quickly bled out if the chainsaw cut a fraction deeper. 'The nice thing was that it didn't actually hurt. It was entirely painless,' he said. 'I didn't know how serious it was, I just thought it was not much more than a paper cut at the time because I couldn't feel anything. 'But then my legs began to buckle. Really at no stage did I feel I was in danger, but I was.' In another potentially life-saving bit of good fortune, Mr York's wife, Veronika Semeradtova-York, 44, had come home 30 minutes earlier than usual to find her husband bleeding heavily. She said she would often get a coffee after going to the gym, but on that day the coffee machine had not been working. A friend of theirs also happened to call by the house to check on the pair at the time. They quickly phoned an ambulance, which arrived within eight minutes. By this stage, Mr York had lost about two litres of blood. The well-timed visit of the specialist vascular doctor meant they could go to Chesterfield Royal Hospital rather than having to take him to a major trauma centre in Nottingham or Sheffield. Mr York said: 'The ambulance driver remembered that a specialist vascular surgeon from Derby was visiting Chesterfield on that day by complete coincidence. 'I remember thinking 'although I don't think this is serious, they seem to and so will I survive this?'.' Just one month before the accident, Mr York had been encouraged by his wife to get a tetanus jab - which helped stopped him getting infected from the leaves, mud and twigs in his wound. 'Had my wife and friend not come, I would have died,' he said. 'Had the ambulance station not been up the road, they might have been delayed and I could have died of blood loss.' He added: 'All these things came together. My main question is 'why?'. If God did intervene, why me?' Mr York expressed his deep gratitude to the staff who had cared for him, saying: 'God bless them all. The thanks of not only me, but my wife and our four children remain with them for eternity. We are a family because of them. There are no words for our gratitude.' Lisa, a senior sister in the emergency department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, told the BBC: 'It went like clockwork, there was someone looking over him that day. 'He was very grateful to everyone in the hospital. Thanks to the staff that assembled that day, his wife has a husband and his children have a father.'
CBS News
20-06-2025
- CBS News
Officers who shot, injured chainsaw-wielding man during Brooklyn Center domestic disturbance call identified
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Friday identified the officers who shot and injured a Brooklyn Center man who is accused of wielding a chainsaw amid a domestic disturbance call last week. According to the BCA, officers went to the 3200 block of 63rd Avenue North around 10:30 p.m. on a report that someone was inside "armed with knives." A woman had asked for help removing a 23-year-old man from the home; the man also called 911 to report his mother was holding a knife. During the course of the investigation, the woman was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, the BCA says. Charging documents for her son say she had tried to stab him. After she was arrested, the man went back inside the home and armed himself with a chainsaw. Officers negotiated with the man for an "extended period," the BCA says. Brooklyn Park Police Sergeant Juel Lund and officer Derek Wodnick fired 40mm "less-lethal" launchers during the negotiation, and Crystal Police Officer Isaiah Gorman deployed PepperBall rounds. Lund has 20 years of law enforcement experience, while Wodnick has one-and-a-half years. According to the BCA, Gorman has three years of law enforcement experience. The man then came out of the home and started the chainsaw. Charging documents say despite orders from police to drop the chainsaw, he ran towards officers with it. Brooklyn Center police officers Austin Burt and Tarik Kekic shot at him, the BCA says. He was taken to the hospital where he remains in stable condition. Burt has one-and-a-half years of experience while Kekic has six years of experience, according to the BCA. The four Brooklyn Center officers are all on critical incident leave. The BCA says the shooting was captured on body camera video. The 23-year-old was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of making threats of violence. It is not clear if the woman also faces charges. The BCA is still investigating. For anonymous, confidential help, people can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224.
CTV News
18-06-2025
- CTV News
Deputy uses lasso to pull chainsaw-wielding man from pond during standoff
Deputy uses lasso to pull chainsaw-wielding man from pond during standoff A deputy used a lasso he had in his cruiser to safely defuse the situation after a call about a man allegedly chasing his father with a chainsaw.
The Independent
17-06-2025
- The Independent
Police lasso chainsaw-wielding man and drag him from pond ‘after he chased father around yard'
This is the moment a chainsaw-wielding man was lassoed by a sheriff's deputy after allegedly chasing his father around the yard before ending up in a pond. Pierce County Deputies responded after reports of a 32-year-old man threatening his parents with the tool in the town of Roy, Washington, on Saturday afternoon (June 14). When deputies arrived and tried to deescalate the situation, the man leapt into a nearby pond. Law enforcement negotiated with the suspect for 40 minutes before the unorthodox use of a lasso snared the man and he was dragged to shore and disarmed. He was then taken to a nearby hospital for mental health services.
CBS News
12-06-2025
- CBS News
Officers shoot chainsaw-wielding man in Twin Cities, police say
Police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, say officers shot a man wielding a chainsaw overnight Thursday amid a domestic disturbance call. It happened on the 3200 block of 63rd Avenue North, according to police, after officers were called to the scene on a report of someone inside a residence "armed with knives." Police say crisis negotiators were called in to assist before officers told the suspect he was going to be arrested. Police say the man then walked out of the home with a chainsaw. "While trying to arrest and control the male, officers used pepper balls, 40 mm less lethal, and ultimately Brooklyn Center Police Officers discharged their firearms striking the male," police said in a statement released early Thursday morning. Police say the man was taken to an area hospital and is in stable condition. The officers involved are now on critical incident leave as the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigates. Police also say "multiple area police agencies" assisted them at the scene. This story will be updated.
