College kid’s foot ‘mutilated’ after freak explosion in Central Park

New York Post ^ | July 3, 2016

[SMGFan]

A college kid had his foot blown off in Central Park on Sunday after stepping on what appeared to be a firecracker, police sources said.

Connor Golden, 18, was climbing on rocks near east 60th Street and Fifth Avenue with his two buddies — Thomas Hinds, 20, and Matthew Stabile, 18 — when he stepped on the explosive object at around 11 a.m., the sources said.

“His foot was mutilated,” said Hinds, who was spoke to The Post from the 19th Precinct on Sunday afternoon.

“I was walking in front of him and suddenly heard this extremely loud explosion directly behind me. When I turned around, I saw Connor lying there, his foot completely gone. It was insane. He was moaning and saying, ‘Get help

[kevslisababy]

I guess I missed something since the story first broke. I thought he stepped on something.

[Hot Tabasco]

IED’s have come to America.

Don't be so fast to jump to conclusions.........

[miss marmelstein]

OK; thanks.

[miss marmelstein]

Ok. I seem to be lagging way behind today. Just put on the local news but they’ve already moved on.

[2111USMC]

Yep. That link says the bomb squad thought the device had been in place at least a day.

[TLI]

Soviet PFM-1 ?

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[SE Mom]

The FBI is at the scene.

At one time that would have been reassuring.

[Paladin2]

"The FBI took over investigation of the case, a source said."

Well that'll take months and show it was a YouTube Video...

[Carriage Hill]

The most insidious power the media has, is the power to ignore.

[headstamp 2]

Man, whole ankle and foot gone.

Just the bottom of the framis bone.

[ExSES]

Firecracker my ass! More likely plastique explosive with a detonator placed in an area known for rock-climbing!

[Ophiucus]

Just the bottom of the framis bone.

The what bone?

[SueRae]

That poor kid. Had to be more than a firecracker. I watched a can of black poder ignite while an idiot was holding it...lucky for him it blew out the seam. He had some second degree burns but kept his fingers. Had to powerful to lose his lower leg. Did they check for a clock? I’m really not trying to be funny but that was not firecracker...

[Sooth2222]

"Strange way to put it , made by “someone who knows chemistry”..."

Eliminates most NYC public school graduates as suspects!

[headstamp 2]

The framis.

Its the word I use when I can’t remember the name of something or don’t want to use the real name of something in mixed company. LOL

[Ophiucus]

Or an unstable homemade nitrate that baked and dried out to the point a sparrow fart could have set it off.

[Ophiucus]

Gotcha

[Telepathic Intruder]

Ha. I used to wait until the fuse burned almost to nothing then throw them. One went off about an inch from my hand the last time I did that. Then I decided I wanted to go through the rest of life with my fingers intact.

[Telepathic Intruder]

"Look at the pictures"

No thanks. Moose limb you say? That would be very uncharacteristic of them, wouldn't it? Good thing we have Obama letting them in by the thousands so that they can help us track down the few bad apples that come with them...

[C210N]

The FBI is at the scene.

At one time that would have been reassuring.

Now, it just means they have nothing better to do, with the "interview" of Hitliary over with.