Salisbury (NC) Post, 7/30:
JON C. LAKEY / SALISBURY POST Mark Kalina Jr. has become an ambassador and national spokesman for Operation Lifesaver. In 2013, Kalina lost both of his legs in an incident with a train as he was taking a shortcut home through an Ohio rail yard. - See more at: http://www.salisbury...h.77FMKjwO.dpufJON C. LAKEY / SALISBURY POST Mark Kalina Jr. has become an ambassador and national spokesman for Operation Lifesaver. In 2013, Kalina lost both of his legs in an incident with a train as he was taking a shortcut home through an Ohio rail yard. - See more at: http://www.salisbury...h.77FMKjwO.dpuf
JON C. LAKEY / SALISBURY POST Mark Kalina Jr. has become an ambassador and national spokesman for Operation Lifesaver. In 2013, Kalina lost both of his legs in an incident with a train as he was taking a shortcut home through an Ohio rail yard. - See more at: http://www.salisbury...h.77FMKjwO.dpufJON C. LAKEY / SALISBURY POST Mark Kalina Jr. has become an ambassador and national spokesman for Operation Lifesaver. In 2013, Kalina lost both of his legs in an incident with a train as he was taking a shortcut home through an Ohio rail yard.
Norfolk Southern stresses rail safety in wake of recent deaths
Ohio State University student Mark Kalina’s legs had just been severed by a train. Bleeding profusely, Kalina’s voice strained to explain the incident to emergency personnel on 911 tapes.
“Please, kill me, please,” Kalina told a police officer as he laid on a set of railroad tracks.
His shirt had snagged on the side of a train. Without a moment for Kalina to think, the train began moving. He tried to climb up a ladder in an effort to prevent being dragged alongside.
Kalina unhooked his sleeve, but lost his balance and landed beneath the train on his stomach.
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