"All you think is man it's three dollars a pound," said Higdon of his copper quest. The jolt threw him 28 feet and felt like a shot to the head. "It's really a gory thing. They were amazed my eyeballs didn't melt," said Higdon.

Higdon remembers that after grabbing the wires "I was on fire" before blanking out. Five weeks later, then 24 year-old Higdon woke up in a hospital bed with no arms or legs. "They had to amputate me nine times in a 48-hour period," he said. "My bone marrow was fried."

"It's definitely a miracle and I could have died, I should have died." Cheated from a Darwin Award by modern medicine, the remaining parts of Mr. Higdon hope that others will go such deadly activity.

Never charged for his crime, Higdon feels that the loss of his limbs is punishment enough.

Submitted on 02/07/2010

Submitted by: Cameron Rogers
Reference: http://www.kens5.com/news/Man-loses-arms-and-legs-in-copper-theft-83398667.html

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
A crispy copping copper crook that DIDN'T wind up in a casket or crematory! Amazing! Thanks, Cameron, and submit again!

James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I can hardly believe my eyes! A reformed mook who lived to tell! This one is definitely a keeper!!! Hopefully, his message won't be lost on deaf ears (but then again...)! Thanks, Cameron!

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