A HORRIFYING video shows the moment a dad's kneecaps shot up into his THIGHS, after he snapped both tendons while competing in a Strongman final. Dan Jones had been competing at a Strongman competition in Southport on September 1 and made it through to the final, which involved carrying 80kg weights 20 metres to the finish line. 8 Dan Jones, 30, claims both his kneecaps shot into his thighs after both his tendons snapped Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media 8 The dad was competing in a Strongman competition in Southport when the 'freak accident' occurred Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media 8 Chilling video shows Dan collapsing in a heap while lugging 80kg weights Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media 8 Dan in hospital after undergoing a five hour operation to have his tendons fused back together Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media Spine-chilling footage shows Dan racing along, just seconds from the finish line, before collapsing in a heap.
This is the moment he ruptured both patellar tendons , sending his kneecaps shooting up into his quads. The 29-year-old senior IT analyst was rushed to Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Cheshire, where he was given painkillers before undergoing a gruelling five-hour op to have his tendons fused back together. The dad-of-one, who's been in hospital for three weeks and has to learn how to walk again , hopes to be discharged from hospital before his 30th birthday next month.
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