Sleeping man loses arm

2007-11-22 08:12

Fort Smith - A man fell asleep on railroad tracks and lost his right arm early on Wednesday, later asked the police who were first to find him for a glass of water, said authorities in Arkansas.

Officers found Bobby Joe Medlin, 31, covered in blood on a porch near the tracks, and he asked for water before they noticed his arm was missing up to his shoulder, said sergeant Jarrard Copeland.

A firefighter found Medlin's arm about an hour later, but doctors said it was too damaged to be reattached.

Medlin, of Van Buren, was involved in a car crash and checked himself out of a hospital against medical advice hours before losing his arm, said Copeland said.

- AP