FLORIDA — A trip to the bathroom left a Florida man without an arm on Saturday night.
Jordan Rivera, 23, was at Banditos Bar in Port Charlotte, Florida, late Saturday night. Deterred by the long line to the bathroom, Rivera told ABC affiliate WZVN that he decided to venture to a nearby pond instead.
Rivera does not recall the next series of events that brought him to a local hospital, but he was missing his right arm when he woke up. Rivera's mother credits bystanders for saving her son's life, noticing his body near the pond and rushing to assist.
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