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In response to "Guy in Central Park may have blown his leg off with fireworks this morning. -- (link)" by GregW

Reading a couple of different versions now, this isn't sounding like fireworks.

Posted by ty97 Jul 3 '16, 09:47

It sounds like one person guessed it was because of the Fourth, but all accounts seem to say he was just climbing the rocks and stepped on something.

Also this tweet.

https://twitter.com/SarahMaslinNir/status/749620366734159872 (twitter.com)

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That was their original story, but it seems much less likely than 4 young guys from DC thought it would be fun to shoot off fireworks in Central Park. -- nm* - GregW Jul 3, 10:00 5
- I don't see how we can presume that right now. - ty97 Jul 3, 10:16 3
  - wpix says vic was walking with friends when he stepped on a package, claims they did not bring fireworks. -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 3, 12:01
  - Same here, and I am not presuming anything. It just happened 2 hours ago, so it will take some time to get the facts. - GregW Jul 3, 10:22
  - I walk there multiple times a week. It's a great part of the park with the zoo, Balto statue and then a short walk to The Mall and so much more. - Krusty Jul 3, 10:22
- Which is actually a terrible place to shoot fireworks. There are trees everywhere and wildlife as well as people. The early afternoon on Sunday is - Krusty Jul 3, 10:12

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