Tugboat Operator Severs Arm In Accident Near Statue Of Liberty
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A tugboat crew member is hospitalized after police said he lost part of his arm in an accident in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty.
Around 9 p.m. Thursday, the boat's operator was adjusting a line when the rope severed his left arm just below the elbow, police said.
The NYPD was called and when officers boarded the boat, they applied a tourniquet and transferred the 27-year-old man to Lutheran Hospital in serious condition.
#Now: Excellent work & quick response by #Harbor PO Hessian applying a tourniquet on an aided who's arm was severed, V/O Statue of Liberty. pic.twitter.com/9IGE02gbyL
— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) April 14, 2017
The NYPD Harbor Unit searched for the man's severed arm in the water, but did not find it.
The Coast Guard is investigating.
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