‘Wasn’t my time’: US man’s miraculous escape from rogue saw blade caught on camera. Watch!
Oregon man escapes blade
In a terrifying incident seemingly straight out of a horror movie, a man in Oregon, United States narrowly avoided a huge saw blade that came rolling towards him outside a store.
Horrifying video shows the 'not his time' moment
Surveillance video captured the heart-stopping moment as the man entered the store just seconds before the blade struck the building.
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The man, identified as Shane Reimche, had just entered Quicktrips Neighbourhood Market in Eugene when a large saw blade from a nearby construction site came loose and rolled towards him.
Talking to KEZI 9, Reimche said he "heard a loud bang and yelling just as a cloud of smoke pops up and I see a guy fall in the ditch, and a 4-foot blade hurtling at me."
Fortunately, he was able to duck behind the counter as the blade embedded itself in the wall just next to the door.
The impact of the blade was felt throughout the store, said the store owner Amit Grewal. Describing the scene, he said that the blade became wedged 2 feet into the wall and took three men to remove.
"All I heard was a metal rolling down from the street, and I looked at the camera. It was just wind, and all of the sudden we heard a loud bang," he said.
The incident left Reimche shaken, with his children rushing to ensure he was okay after seeing the video on Facebook.
"They saw it on Facebook so they all came to my house and hugged me and had lots of cries," said Reimche, adding, "Obviously it wasn't my time but probably [the] closest I've ever experienced."
"I don't think I would've survived being touched by that thing," he said.
The construction site where the blade escaped from was reportedly being used by utility company Northwest Natural Gas to fix a leaky gas valve. A contractor on-site said that the blade may have come loose due to operator error.
In response to the incident, Northwest Natural Gas stated that they "are reviewing our association with this contractor, and we have removed the contractor from other work for us for now".
(With inputs from agencies)
