Appliance Was Found In A Lumberyard With Shoe Still Attached

Someone made an unusual discovery Monday in a lumberyard in Coverdale, CA. A prosthetic leg fitted with a tennis shoe was found on the ground at the business.

The Press Democrat newspaper reports that it turns out the leg belongs to 39-year-old Dion Callaway, who lost it while skydiving Sunday afternoon.

Perhaps ironically, Callaway lost his real leg in a skydiving accident two years ago. He shattered his ankle attempting a high-speed landing, and while he was recovering, he could not skydive. But the damage was too extensive to allow him to jump again, and he elected to have the leg amputated so he could once again pursue his hobby.

Callaway said he knew the leg had come loose when a rush of air got inside the prosthesis and it "just flew off." He told the paper that he tried to watch where it was falling, but he had jumped from 10,000 feet, and said he was "so overwhelmed" he couldn't keep track.

Callaway is a regular jumper with NorCal Skydiving. He and others from the business searched nearby vineyards and other properties in an effort to locate the leg, but could not find it. So Callaway was understandably pleased when he got a call from Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputies Monday telling him it had been located at the lumberyard.

Callaway was reunited with his leg through its serial number. He said that it was in "perfect shape" despite its fall from 10,000 feet.

(Image provided by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office)

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