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Hamworthy lake search for £8,000 prosthetic leg | Hamworthy lake search for £8,000 prosthetic leg |
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A search operation is taking place in a Dorset lake after a man lost his £8,000 prosthetic leg. | A search operation is taking place in a Dorset lake after a man lost his £8,000 prosthetic leg. |
Volunteer divers are looking for Roy Wright's missing false limb after he lost it while jumping into the water at Lake Pier in Hamworthy. | Volunteer divers are looking for Roy Wright's missing false limb after he lost it while jumping into the water at Lake Pier in Hamworthy. |
Mr Wright said he has been overwhelmed by the kindness of residents. | Mr Wright said he has been overwhelmed by the kindness of residents. |
He also thanked the stranger who jumped in to the water on Saturday to rescue him after he got caught in a strong current. | He also thanked the stranger who jumped in to the water on Saturday to rescue him after he got caught in a strong current. |
He said: "I can't thank them enough. I guess it is human nature, everyone has really rallied together. It is really humbling." | He said: "I can't thank them enough. I guess it is human nature, everyone has really rallied together. It is really humbling." |
The 45-year-old, from Addlestone in Surrey, was visiting the area with his partner Jill Greenaway and daughter Terri Wright, as he was planning to set up a charity to give amputees holidays at Beacon Hill. | |
He mistakenly thought the water looked calm. | He mistakenly thought the water looked calm. |
"When I got back on the beach I just burst into tears. I couldn't believe how close I was to drowning in front of my fiancée and daughter just because of one silly thing," he said. | "When I got back on the beach I just burst into tears. I couldn't believe how close I was to drowning in front of my fiancée and daughter just because of one silly thing," he said. |
Members of the public have been searching for the leg since Saturday and are continuing to do so. | Members of the public have been searching for the leg since Saturday and are continuing to do so. |
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