When Haans Galassi lost four of his fingers in a wakeboarding accident in an Idaho lake, he never thought he would see his fingers again.
Galassi who is from Spokane, Washington was wakeboarding on Priest Lake in northern Idaho on July 4 when his hand was caught in the cord and full severed four of his fingers. He was rushed to the hospital by helicopter.
On September 11 a man, Nolan Calvin, was fishing on Priest Lake whene he caught a lake trout. As he was cleaning the fish he found a severed human finger inside. According to a press release from the Bonner County Sheriff's Office, "It is unknown, of course, how long the fish actually retained the finger in its digestive track, however, it was noted that the finger was in remarkably good condition at the time of recovery."
Detective Sgt. Gary Johnston said to the Spokesman-Review, "You fall asleep in your bathtub or hot tub, you come out and your fingers are all puckered up and prune-like. And it wasn't like that."
The fisherman put the finger on ice and turned over to deputies who were able to trace the finger back to Galassi. The fish had traveled approximately eight miles from where Galassi's accident occurred.
Galassi said when he got a call from the sheriffs office they said, "You're never going to believe this story I have to tell you, there was a fisherman out on Priest Lake,' and I knew instantly what had happened."
At first Galassi declined getting his finger back but is now speaking with his doctor to see if it can be reattached.
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