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Originally Posted by Dion
After the flood of 2013 in High River I was riding along one of the towns paved bike paths by the Highwood golf course. As I crested a bike bridge the pavement on the other side was washed out by the flood leaving a huge sink hole. I didn't see it in time and did a nose dive into the sink hole where I was flipped off my bike. I ended up breaking the bone in my left wrist.
I had surgery done the next day at the Rockyview where I had 2 plates with 4 and 3 screws inserted to keep the bone in place. Was told to expect possible nerve damage and or arthritis but 7 years later, nothing.
I went to the town office after I was released from the hospital and told them where the sink hole was and to fill it. To their credit it was filled the following day. In hind sight I should have sued.
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After the Flood in 2013 I was helping my dad clean-up flood damage at the ranch. I was using a pressure-washer to clean out the stable, wearing just shorts and sandals. I set the wand down, and somehow it got triggered and started flailing around - the stream cut a gash across my leg like a sword, blood gushing out every time my heart beat. My dad gave me first aid, and I seemed ok for a day or two. Then, my leg got very sore and swollen, and the emergency doctors were worried I had flesh eating disease. There was talk of amputating my leg, but first they tried antibiotics to see what would happen. Turns out my leg was not infected, but my leg was swollen just from the trauma of the pressure wound. I was able to go home a few days later on crutches.