Thump Your Chest

[BirdofPrey97]

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota man is in critical condition after surgeons removed an unexploded firework from his chest after taking advice from the bomb squad.

Anoka County Sheriff's Detective Mike Lapham says 31-year-old Nick Beheng was launching fireworks from a hand-held mortar tube Saturday when one misfired. Lapham says the firework blew out of the bottom of the tube, directly into the 31-year-old man's chest.

Beheng was rushed to St. Paul's Regions Hospital where surgeons summoned the bomb squad to the operating room. Lapham says the doctors wanted advice on minimizing the risk as they removed the explosive.

The bomb squad disposed of the firework.

Lapham did not know the size of type of firework in the incident but warned that operating fireworks should be left to the professionals.



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[sport the war]

That would suck! that' why they come with tubes!

[sinSStr]

that'd suck shit!

[av6ateu]

I wonder how much alcohol was involved in this little stunt

[Fernanernie]

Anoka County Sheriff's Detective Mike Lapham says 31-year-old Nick Beheng was launching fireworks from a hand-held mortar tube Saturday when one misfired. Lapham says the firework blew out of the bottom of the tube, directly into the 31-year-old man's chest.

Well there's your problem!

Those mortar tubes are NOT supposed to be hand held because they will blow out the bottom. It's just cheap cardboard and plastic.

[av6ateu]

Well there's your problem!

Those mortar tubes are NOT supposed to be hand held because they will blow out the bottom. It's just cheap cardboard and plastic.

Exactly. that's why I made the alcohol comment.

[HAULNSS]

I had heard that it was a metal tube and they put two mortars in it. That would explain why one of them may have went out the bottom and not the top or side?

ANOKA COUNTY, Minn. - A Linwood Township man is in critical condition after an unexploded firework back fired and tore open his chest.

Nick Beheng, age 31, was taken to Regions Hospital where St. Paul's bomb squad was called after it was discovered the live round was still in his chest cavity.

"I can't think of a case where someone was impacted by an unexploded device that penetrated that deeply into their chest cavity," said Commander Paul Sommer, a spokesperson with the Anoka County Sheriff's Office.

It was around 9 p.m. Saturday night when Beheng was allegedly shooting off illegal fireworks near his home on the 6800 block of 225th Lane.

"He put two devices in a tube and then held it up above his chest, which the tube was pointed directly at his chest," said Sommer. The mortar tube backfired and one of the fireworks blasted into his chest.

"I just heard a loud explosion," said neighbor Dean Anderson. He ran down the street after hearing the explosion to find a chaotic scene of about a dozen people trying to help the man. "Yeah it's kind of devastating," he said of the accident.

Beheng was rushed to Regions Hospital with a massive chest wound including a torn heart, according to Sommer. But while there, doctors discovered the firework was still in his chest.

"The staff was nervous about the danger of the unexploded device that they contacted the St. Paul Police," said Sommer.

A member of the bomb squad, who was in the operating room at the time, advised doctors that the firework was safe to remove. Once they did, police took the live round out of the hospital, said a St. Paul Police spokesperson.

And while the situation is unique, the advice on using fireworks is still the same. "Don't compound the danger by using them irresponsibly," said Sommer.

Beheng's family released a statement through Regions Hospital Wednesday. It reads:

Nick has a long recovery ahead of him. Thank you for your prayers and support during this difficult time. We would like to thank the first responders, surgeons and medical staff at Regions Hospital who are caring for our son. We are confident he's getting the best care possible.

[Fernanernie]

I had heard that it was a metal tube and they put two mortars in it. That would explain why one of them may have went out the bottom and not the top or side?

Well then he is a complete dumbass

[MaroonZ28]

That was a smart idea. Don't see why the surgeons had to call bomb squad. You'd figure that if it hasn't ignited by then, it's not gonna.

[Newbomb Turk]

I wonder how much alcohol was involved in this little stunt

Hey! Hold my beer and watch this!

[MaroonZ28]

Hey! Hold my beer and watch this!

It's Linwood Township. Plenty of rednecks out there that'll do something like this.