Skydiver Loses Prosthetic Leg
Man Takes To Skies Again With Replacement
Posted: 6:55 am PDT August 25, 2008
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A skydiver who lost his prosthetic leg in the air isn't letting the mishap get him down.Scott Listemann made a jump with his replacement leg two days after it arrived.The new, $12,000 leg made it through the plunge without incident.The 47-year-old skydiver wore a special jumpsuit and a foot harness as a precaution. He said the jump was "absolutely wonderful."Listemann was unsure why his previous prosthesis flew off during a jump in June.After trying unsuccessfully to find it, Listemann got around on crutches until the replacement arrived last week.He lost his left leg below the knee when a truck hit him in November.
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