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<\/p>\n18-year-old Bryson Wilkinson from North Carolina was working a shift at a tree removal company when he got caught in a rope and ultimately lost his foot and part of his right leg
\nA man rushed to apply a tourniquet while they waited for first responders
\nSoon Wilkinson and Gary Caldwell, the man who saved him, were reunited at the hospital after Caldwell was injured in a crash
\nA North Carolina teenager who lost his foot in a tree removal accident quickly found himself recovering in the same building as the man who helped save him.<\/p>\n
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Bryson Wilkinson, 18, was working a shift at a tree removal company on Wednesday, May 21, when he got caught in a rope and ultimately lost his foot and part of his right leg in the accident, according to local NBC affiliate WECT.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI thought it was over for me. I thought that was about to be the end of my life,\u201d Wilkinson said.<\/p>\n
Gary Caldwell, a resident of the area, rushed to apply a tourniquet and Wilkinson was taken to a local hospital to undergo an amputation.<\/p>\n
Just two days later, Caldwell found himself at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, down the hall from Wilkinson, according to local station WRAL.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe ended up in a motorcycle accident,\u201d Wilkinson told the outlet WRAL. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t believe what I saw.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doctors helped reunite them as they both began to heal.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs soon as I walked in I broke down crying. I couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Wilkinson told WECT. \u201cI\u2019m going to keep staying in touch with him as long as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since getting home from the hospital, Wilkinson has been sharing updates about his recovery on TikTok. A GoFundMe to support him has raised more than $1,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to tell people that their life\u2019s not over if they lose a limb. Things happen,\u201d he told WECT. \u201cThey can get past it in life. They don\u2019t need to give up. They don\u2019t need to lose hope.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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