Skydiver's prosthetic leg falls off - and then vanishes into thin air - during jump
BY DAVE GOLDINER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Monday, July 14th 2008, 11:15 PM
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/07/14/2008-07-14_skydivers_prosthetic_leg_falls_off__and_.html?print=1&page=allScott Listemann is all smiles on free fall when he still had two legs — both his own.
A road worker who lost his left leg in a bizarre accident has lost it again - this time because his fake limb fell off in midair while he was skydiving.
"How many people do you know who lost the same leg twice?" asked Scott Listemann, 47, of Poughkeepsie, with a chuckle.
Listemann, a disabled municipal road worker, has posted "lost" signs near the spot where the pricey prosthetic fell off during a jump about a month ago at a skydiving ranch in upstate Gardiner. So far, no one has responded.
"It's a $12,000 leg," Listemann said. "I'm hoping someone finds it."
In the meantime, Listemann is limping around on crutches. His insurance company has footed the bill for a new leg, and it should arrive within a few weeks.
"I'm going to make sure I don't lose it," he said. "I can't afford to lose another one."
Listemann has gone skydiving as a hobby for years and often jumps with a group of friends at the Blue Sky Ranch in Gardiner, which is about 90 minutes north of the city.
He says the accident took place last month after he jumped out the plane and pulled the cord to open his parachute.
One minute his prosthetic was there - the next moment it wasn't.
"I looked down, and it was gone," he said. "I have no idea when it came off."
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Alternate headline: Leg falls from sky, scares the shit out of someone...
