Man searching for prosethic leg owner after finding it on NC highway

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina man is working arduous to reunite a prosthetic leg with its rightful proprietor after he discovered it on the freeway final month.

William Baker, of McDowell County, discovered the decrease proper leg prosthetic whereas driving on U.S. 221 close to Marion on March 11, WLOS experiences.

Baker, who can also be an amputee, misplaced his leg in a motorbike accident 16 years in the past. He understands the method of getting a brand new prosthetic and the way irritating it may be to make use of crutches.

“It may be debilitating,” Baker instructed WLOS, “It makes you quit.”

Baker has additionally taken to social media in an try to seek out the proprietor. By Wednesday, he solely had one stable lead: One consumer reported seeing a person with no leg on a moped in the identical space.

Baker defined to WLOS that if the prosthetic belongs to the moped driver, it probably fell off whereas he was driving.

“If he strapped it to the again of his moped, he most likely didn’t notice the place he had misplaced it,” Baker stated. “He latches it and unlocks it with [a pin], so most likely when he’s driving his moped, he was afraid of bumping [the pin], and it might come off.”

Every prosthetic limb is labeled with a reference quantity, which is entered into a big database. Baker must discover an individual with entry to that database who might search for the quantity and discover the proprietor.

“It’s received a reputation on it someplace, paperwork — it’s in a pc someplace,” Baker stated.

Baker instructed WLOS that he can even discover some humor and irony within the scenario. He stated he’s began making jokes like “this man solely has one leg to face on.” He says there isn’t a three-legged joke he hasn’t heard, however proper now, he’s targeted on discovering the proprietor and doesn’t have time for jokes.

“Everyone desires to be humorous however I don’t received time for it,” Baker stated. “I’m simply attempting to assist somebody out.”

Baker estimates the prosthetic is value $25,000, however defined that nobody can put a value on the liberty prosthetics give amputees.

“When you get used to it, there’s nothing that may cease you,” Baker instructed WLOS. “You simply really feel like you are able to do a complete lot extra, not depressed on a regular basis, makes a giant distinction.”

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