A man who was cut in half by a forklift has shared a horrifying photo of the moment it fell on him.
Loren Schauers, from Montana, U.S.A., was 19 years old when he plummeted off the side of a bridge driving a forklift truck in 2019.
In the accident, the industrial truck crushed the lower of his body and one of his arms.
Now, Loren has provided further detail on the traumatic experience.
Loren Schauers underwent a hemicorporectomy after being crushed by a forklift. Credit: @loren.schauers/Instagram
Loren’s life was saved through a rare and complex procedure known as hemicorporectomy, a surgery in which a person’s lower half is amputated.
The National Library of Medicine elaborates: “In hemicorporectomy, or trans lumbar amputation, the bony pelvis, pelvic contents, lower extremities, and external g**italia are removed following disarticulation of the lumbar spine and transection of the spinal cord.”
Loren’s arm which was squashed in the accident was also partially amputated.
Following the life-changing ordeal, he and his wife Sabia set up a YouTube channel where they often hold Q&As.
In one video, Loren revealed how he goes to the bathroom following his hemicorporectomy.
He explained that he had a colostomy, which is a surgery to create an opening in the large intestines.
As Healthline explains: “Colostomies are performed due to problems with the lower bowel and create new pathways for stools to pass.”
Loren added that he also has bilateral nephrectomies, which are ‘tubes that go into my kidneys that drain my kidneys into bags so, therefore, that is how I poop, pee and fart.’
In another Q&A, Loren opened up about his life after the accident and how it has affected his friendships.
One person asked him: “Do your friends still treat you the same way they used to before the accident? Are you happy, surprised, or disappointed by some of them?”
In response, Loren said (per MailOnline): “I’ve been a little surprised by some of them.
“A couple of friends came out of the woodworks and have been really supportive, [others] totally reverted and have been reclusive.
“But it’s whatever to me, you know, I got Sabia, that’s all I need.”
Loren has also recounted the day of his life-changing accident and how he was ‘conscious the whole time.’
He recalled being thrown from the forklift at the end of the hill and landing on his hips and right forearm. A piece of his arm muscle lay on the ground next to him, blown apart.
Loren has a shared photo from the accident, as reported by the Daily Star.
The news outlet reports that he uploaded images on Instagram and in one, he says he can be seen ‘pinned under the forklift’ if you look closely.
