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Man cut in half by forklift explained how long he 'expects to live for' following life-changing accident

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Published 17:10 1 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Man cut in half by forklift explained how long he 'expects to live for' following life-changing accident

The horrific accident in 2019 changed Loren Schauers' life forever

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Loren Schauers suffered a horror accident when he was 18, which took years off his life.

Working as a labourer in Montana, US, at the time, Loren was driving a forklift when it veered off a bridge on 27 September, 2019.

Along with the forklift, he fell 50ft to the ground and was pinned underneath the vehicle.

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Everything below his hips was completely smashed to pieces, and Loren lost half of his right arm.

The only options he had was to have everything below the waist amputated, or to die.

The horror accident in 2019 changed Loren Schauers' life forever (SWNS)
The horror accident in 2019 changed Loren Schauers' life forever (SWNS)

Following a successful amputation, his wife Sabia Reiche spoke on his behalf when answering fan questions on their YouTube channel in 2021.

"How long will Loren live? What's his life expectancy?" she began.

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"That one is so touch and go, there's no, you know, for sure.

"In the recorded cases, I believe the average was about 11 years and the record holder was at about 24 years.

"But none of them were in the same situation as Loren.

"The closest one to Loren's situation, age, health, all of that was the one who lived about 24 years.

"So, if we go off of that, you know, we are hoping Loren has, you know, 40-plus years left with us.

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Loren was cut in half by a forklift (YouTube/Sabia and Loren)
Loren was cut in half by a forklift (YouTube/Sabia and Loren)

"So, that one is really hard to answer because his case is so rare.

"Because his case is so rare, it's hard to pinpoint."

Opening up about what he gets up to on a daily basis, Loren said: "I stream on Twitch as much as possible, whenever I can get up.

"But other than that, pretty much just lay in bed.

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"But I try and stream on Twitch as much as possible whenever I'm sitting up.

"And then whenever we're sitting up, whenever I'm sitting up, we're either doing YouTube videos or I'm streaming on Twitch."

"A lot of times we go out to my parents' place," his wife added, "Get in his track chair, do some stuff out there.

"In the summertime, we go on walks and we have a community pool here, we'll spend some time there too."

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In the comments section, viewers were stunned by Loren's positive outlook on life.

"He is physically half the man I am but I am emotionally and mentally half the man he is. I wish I had his motivation and outlook on life. You rock my dude!" one person wrote.

Another added: "I am a 73-year-old man and I must say that I am full of admiration and respect for these two young people.

"It’s a great lesson in life and love that they give us: a huge thank you to them, God bless them."

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Sabia and Loren/SWNS

Topics: Health, US News, YouTube, Twitch

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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