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MAIDEN, N.C. — Authorities say a South Carolina man who mistakenly lost his amputated leg when it was sold in a barbecue smoker at a public auction will get the appendage back.

John Wood had been battling to regain custody of the leg from Shannon Whisnant. Whisnant found the leg in a barbecue smoker he purchased at an auction of Wood’s belongings last week.

Whisnant first turned the leg over to police but later claimed ownership of it, saying he wanted to charge admission for people to see it.

Wood’s leg was amputated three years ago after an airplane crash. He had been keeping the leg so it could be cremated with him when he dies.

Capt. Tracy Ledford of the Maiden Police Department says Wood, of Simpsonville, S.C., has arranged to pick up the leg.

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I had no idea that someone could keep amputated body parts.  I always thought that the doctors just cremated it.  But I wonder if his leg was somehow preserved?

And the news has a 30 minute special on it which happens to be pretty entertaining. 

In one upcoming segment the reporter buys a table and tries to assemble it.  The suspense is killing me.  She looks old, rich, and privileged – I don’t think she will be able to do it.

There are plans to build a second one in the area rather soon, and they just mentioned that the Ikeas in the area will offer delivery.  I don’t think the one in Frisco does that.

Update:  It took her a while just to write down the item numbers and actually find it down stairs.  Turns out I was right, she couldn’t assemble it.  She had to hop on Craig’s List and find someone to put it together for her.  I would have thought the Ikea assembler dude would have been a college student, but it’s some old man.

In the last 40 seconds the Killer Whales play catch with the sea lions.  But seeing them come on the beach during the first part of the video is interesting as well.

That’s nature for ya.