Conn. man who lost arm in 2-day furnace ordeal gets prosthetic limb, looks forward to wedding

Conn. man in furnace ordeal gets prosthetic arm

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut man who lost his left arm after getting stuck in his home’s furnace for two days is getting used to a new prosthetic limb and is looking forward to his wedding.

Jonathan Metz, of West Hartford, showed off the prosthetic arm Wednesday during an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show.

The 31-year-old Metz says he’s had the artificial limb for about a week. The limb includes a hand with five fingers that move individually under the control of a microprocessor.

Metz’s arm got stuck while he worked on his furnace on June 7. He screamed for hours but no one heard him. When he noticed infection was setting in, he took some saw blades and nearly succeeded in cutting his entire arm off.

Metz is getting married in November.