10-12-07
A friendly game of Tug-of-war nearly severed the hands of two teenage boys during festivities at a school’s homecoming in Parker, Colorado.

Reverend Julian Clausen, principal of Lutheran High School of the Rockies, said the official tug-of-war game had ended, but several students continued playing with the rope. Parker police said the tug-of-war was a match between some of the high schools senior football players and some junior varsity members.

Both boys suffered extremely deep lacerations from the rope running across the middle of their palms. They were transported to a local hospital for what police were calling a ‘partial severing’ of their hands. The two teens underwent surgery for their injuries at a local hospital. Police deemed the incident an accident.