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Teen Crushed by Forklift Chooses to Have Half His Body Amputated So He Can Live

Teen Crushed by Forklift, Chooses to Have Half His Body Amputated So He Can Live A brave teenager was forced to make the monumental decision to have half his body amputated in order to save his life.

As per reports, 19 year old Lorraine Showers of Great Falls, Montana was in the process of driving a forklift truck across a bridge when it fell and plummeted 50ft to the ground.

The teenager was left trapped under the four-tonne vehicle.

Loren, conscious the entire time, watched as his right arm was crushed and the bottom half of his body was pinned down by the truck. Read the full story here ▶