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Man cut in half by forklift accident bravely shared a horrifying photo from the scene

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Published 13:38 13 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Man cut in half by forklift accident bravely shared a horrifying photo from the scene

Loren Schauers was 'fully conscious' throughout the terrifying ordeal

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

The man who was cut in half by a forklift accident bravely shared a horrifying photo from the scene were his life changed forever.

In September 2019, Loren Schauers was just 18 when he was involved in a freak accident while working as a labourer.

He was driving a forklift across a bridge in the US when it veered off course and he was sent plummeting 50 feet to the ground.

Although the lad survived the accident, he suffered life-changing injuries after the four-ton vehicle fell on top of him and pinned him to the ground.

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Loren Schauers had to have the entire bottom half of his body amputated in order to save his life (Instagram/@loren.schauers)
Loren Schauers had to have the entire bottom half of his body amputated in order to save his life (Instagram/@loren.schauers)

Previously revealing he was conscious for the entirety of the scary ordeal, Schauers made the brave decision undergo hemicorporectomy surgery - where everything below his waist was amputated - to save his life after his pelvis was completely crushed.

Years on from the accident, the man has continued to open up about his life since, as well as sharing photos of the moment that nearly killed him.

Images show a forklift on its side off the side of a steep hill, with Schauers not visible under it.

On Instagram, he said: "If you look closely in the second photo, you can see me still pinned under the forklift. Last photo is exactly what type it was I’m sure of."

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The accident that changed his life (Instagram/@loren.schauers)
The accident that changed his life (Instagram/@loren.schauers)

At the time, his girlfriend-now-wife Sabia Reiche, was told by doctors Schauers would not survive and said goodbye to him a staggering six times.

Miraculously, he pulled through, but it’s been a bumpy road to recovery.

Speaking about the accident, he previously said: "I was conscious throughout everything, so I actually watched as the forklift fell on top of me and crushed my body.

"Every medical professional I come across is pretty amazed by everything, especially with the story that comes along with my injuries.

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"It wasn't a hard choice to have half of my body amputated - it was basically a choice of living or dying. With Sabia assuring to stay by my side no matter what and all my immediate family being around me, it really wasn’t a hard choice for me!”

Loren and his wife share updates of their life online (@loren.schauers/Instagram)
Loren and his wife share updates of their life online (@loren.schauers/Instagram)

The lad documents his life with vlogs on a YouTube channel he shares with his wife. In a Q&A the pair were once asked how they have sex, to which Reiche replied saying it was 'disrespectful' to ask such a thing.

She said: "A question we get repeatedly is how do we have sex and how do we become intimate.

"That is a very personal question that we are never going to answer or allude to as it's very disrespectful.

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"You wouldn't ask a random couple on the street how they have sex and just because our life circumstances are different, it doesn't give people the right to ask."

Featured Image Credit: Loren Schauers

Topics: Health

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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