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Man from Las Vegas survives pipe through neck

An X-ray shows the shocking injury.

May 11, 2011|from NBC News

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A man survived a freak accident and has the pictures to prove it.  Andew Linn of Las Vegas was impaled on a fence post after a horrific accident in November.

The pipe, which was 2 inches in diameter, went through his windshield, into his mouth and out the back of his neck.  The Marine says he fell asleep at the wheel during a late night drive and smashed into the metal fence.

Linn says the hardest thing for him has been opening his mouth and learning how to eat.  He says swallowing and drinking is also really difficult.  He talked to Ann Curry and shared more of his amazing survival story on NBC's "Today."

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