Man whose body was cut in half by forklift begged doctors to save him even if he was just 'a head' (photos)
Man whose body was cut in half by forklift begged doctors to save him even if he was just 'a head' (photos) A man who was crushed by a forklift begged surgeons and his family to help keep him alive even if he was just a ‘head on a plate’. Loren Schauers, 20, from Great Falls in Montana, USA, was working in a forklift on a bridge in September 2019, but traffic forced him to get too close to the edge of the bridge, which made him plummet 50ft below and the forklift landed on him – severing his forearm and crushing his lower body. When he got to the hospital, doctors were forced to perform a hemicorperectomy on him, meaning everything below his waist was amputated to save his life. After the operation, healthcare professionals didn’t think Loren would make it and his family had to decide there and then if the doctors should save him by cutting him in half . But while the family were having the conversation with doctors, Lore 'miraculously' woke up and begge...