96 hours under ATV

[geezer55]

Man survives 96 hours trapped under ATV in the Pass.
http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/article_9521.php

[TheClash]

amazing story...hope all goes well with his recovery......

makes ya wanna shell out the bucks for a sat. phone.....jeez i don't even own a cell phone!

[Walleyes]

Wow,, simply amazing,, not something I ever care to experience...

[WhiskeyJack]

One Tough Trapper

Prayers sent for a speedy recovery

[sourdough doug]

Haven't seen or talked with Ken for several years now and was nor aware that he was in Ft Mac. If anyone there is visiting with him please pass on our wishes for a full recov. so he can get back doing what he loves to do.
From his friends with the AB Trappers Assoc..

[rugatika]

This story is on the ctv national news coming up right now 11pm

[catnthehat]

Ken'll do fine, he's a tough hombre.
Cat

[Tuc]

He's a lucky man.

I guess it's never safe to go quadding alone, even if you do carry cell a phone. So many different scenarios can happen.

[geezer55]

http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/article_9548.php

[Bushmaster]

He was on Global TV news at noon.....for awhile it looked like he was going to lose his leg but latest info is that he will recuperate 100%......but it going to take some time.

[TheClash]

that is so good to hear!!

That's an incredible survival story! Hope his recovery goes well.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Tuc

He's a lucky man.

I guess it's never safe to go quadding alone, even if you do carry cell a phone. So many different scenarios can happen.

He may have been in a cell hole, but he was trapping, and we tend to do that alone.
He is fully aware of the risks, and it is a fact of life IMHO....
Cat

[dudley]

Hope I'm that tough and know what to do if ever in that situation, hope for a speedy recovery.

[buckmaster]

There was some pretty sick comments made in todays journal (editorial)!These comments werent needed;just lucky this man is alive!

[Bushmaster]

Buck, what kinda comments ??

[buckmaster]

there was comments that now he knows what a animal feels like to be trapped and how they suffer and should not be trapping anymore!!!

[geezer55]

It was a letter to the editor, check this out, I think this is what buckmaster was talking about.

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjourna...6-05f7f385ecbe

[nekred]

I am glad to hear this gentleman will make a full recovery....

My warped and twisted mind has all sorts of jokes running through it....due to the irony and conditions of the situation. No disrespect at all meant to the gentleman.

Amazing will to survive my hat is off to him!...

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by buckmaster

there was comments that now he knows what a animal feels like to be trapped and how they suffer and should not be trapping anymore!!!

What these asshats DO NOT KNOW is that this particular gentleman had a nasty bout of polio as a kid, and knew full well what suffering was all about before getting trapped under his rig.
people like that like to post and run, write letters and pass judgment etc.

I'll remember to ask someone next time I do a river rescue
if they a in favor of hunters , fisherman, and trappers!
Cat

[Bushmaster]

Thanks.

[buckmaster]

Thanks geezer,look under "letters" in the first section

[moosehound]

I am guilty of quading and snowmobling alone.

[catnthehat]

To all concerned, I wasn't reffering to anyone on this forum as an asshat of course, but was reffering to the simpletons who wrote the letters saying they hope Ken now knows what it is like to suffer like an animal!
Will this make him quit what he loves to do?
I'd lay down money that says "NO WAY"!
Cat

[geezer55]

ATV victim loses limb

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...7-96a2a4989dda

[gunslinger]

boy that is sad news for sure and i hope you a full recovery ken,

[Grizzly Adams]

Here goes my suspicious mind again. The article refers to an ATV with a steering wheel and the ease with which it flipped, which makes me think he was driving one of those top heavy, mini truck things.
Grizz