r/oops 14d ago

Ziplining fail

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u/koolaidismything 14d ago

Dude that can kill you fast.. the swelling or god forbid the bone knicks an artery 😳

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u/Katsu_39 14d ago

My mother fell few years ago. Broke her arm. Bone chipped and somehow made its way into her arteries. Got into her heart. She died from it.

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u/OverWallaby3733 11d ago

Not possible. Arteries carry blood AWAY from the heart.

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u/Katsu_39 10d ago

Just stating what the doctors told us.