Alabama Man Accidentally Shoots Grenade Into His Leg, Results In 8-Hour Standoff
An Alabama man shot an undetonated grenade into his thigh, prompting bomb disposal experts to rush to the scene which resulted in an eight-hour stand-off. The unidentified 62-year-old man and two paramedics were held outside UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, fearing for their lives from 11pm to 7am on Friday as experts warned one move could kill them all, Colorado Newsday reports.
When paramedics arrived, the man told them a 40 mm grenade went off while it was in his lap. “He thought it was a novelty round,” paramedic Cameron Padbury, 37, said. “He was taking it apart. As he was twisting, the gunpowder ignited and shot into his thigh.”
Because the grenade had not traveled far enough, it failed to detonate.
The man was held inside an ambulance on the street outside UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama for eight hours, with the surrounding area closed off to the public.
At around dawn, the team decided a disposal specialist could attempt to remove the device. It took 30 minutes to remove the grenade.
‘It was pretty nerve-wracking. It was an intense experience,’ Padbury said. Padbury stayed by the man’s side during the ordeal.
Paramedic Cameron Padbury
Padbury was one of several to take care of the man inside the ambulance while experts decided how best to resolve the problem, according to AL.com.
Authorities praised the paramedics, along with the U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, who would eventually remove the grenade from the victim’s leg. The practice grenades, experts said, will fire and travel up to several hundred meters.
“The Jasper paramedics stayed with the guy all night and saved his life,” Dave Hyche said, a Birmingham supervisor with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “Had it been a high explosive, it could have taken that ambulance apart.”
Even though Padbury was told he could leave at 7:00 a.m., he chose to stay by the man’s side.
“It was extremely heroic,” Hyche said. “Nobody knew this wasn’t live. Removing it could have easily killed everyone there.”
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22 responses to Alabama Man Accidentally Shoots Grenade Into His Leg, Results In 8-Hour Standoff
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Tommy6860 October 13th, 2014 at 08:27
I have no words!
Tommy6860 October 13th, 2014 at 08:27
I have no words!
William October 13th, 2014 at 09:20
Alabama militia. Application enclosed.
Dwendt44 October 13th, 2014 at 12:42
When more guns and more ammunition just isn’t enough. Ammosexuals are moving to grenade launchers and RPGs.
William October 13th, 2014 at 09:20
Alabama militia. Application enclosed.
Dwendt44 October 13th, 2014 at 12:42
When more guns and more ammunition just isn’t enough. Ammosexuals are moving to grenade launchers and RPGs.
Denise October 13th, 2014 at 09:27
words fail me.
Denise October 13th, 2014 at 09:27
words fail me.
eddie1247 October 13th, 2014 at 10:48
Show me how you did that, do it again.
eddie1247 October 13th, 2014 at 10:48
Show me how you did that, do it again.
tiredoftea October 13th, 2014 at 11:57
How novel! He didn’t deserve the care he got.
tiredoftea October 13th, 2014 at 11:57
How novel! He didn’t deserve the care he got.
Dwendt44 October 13th, 2014 at 12:41
“Hold my beer and watch this!!”
Dwendt44 October 13th, 2014 at 12:41
“Hold my beer and watch this!!”
Bunya October 13th, 2014 at 14:32
Oh come now! Who among us hasn’t had this happen to them? I would think everybody owns at least one grenade launcher. Why, there as much a necessity as food, air and water!
Bunya October 13th, 2014 at 14:32
Oh come now! Who among us hasn’t had this happen to them? I would think everybody owns at least one grenade launcher. Why, there as much a necessity as food, air and water!
Candide Thirtythree October 13th, 2014 at 14:49
When I heard it was Alabama, the first thing I did was check to see if it was my brother. SMH
whatthe46 October 13th, 2014 at 16:25
HA!
Candide Thirtythree October 13th, 2014 at 14:49
When I heard it was Alabama, the first thing I did was check to see if it was my brother. SMH
whatthe46 October 13th, 2014 at 16:25
HA!
StoneyCurtisll October 13th, 2014 at 15:58
Alabama..
where else but?…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD3bGEFxGC0
Banjos playing
through the broken glass
Windows down in Alabama.
See the old folks
tied in white ropes
Hear the banjo.
Don’t it take you down home?
StoneyCurtisll October 13th, 2014 at 15:58
Alabama..
where else but?…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD3bGEFxGC0
Banjos playing
through the broken glass
Windows down in Alabama.
See the old folks
tied in white ropes
Hear the banjo.
Don’t it take you down home?