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64 year-old David Buckle impaled himself on spike railings after falling 15 feet from a ladder in his garden. He was cutting ivy from a fir tree when the ladder he was on twisted, sending his 6ft 2.5ins frame on to the railings below.

David said: 鈥淚 was expecting soft landing because it was a laurel hedge, and I didn鈥檛 think for a second about the fence below the hedge. I landed at 45 degrees and my back was pierced, but I didn鈥檛 know at the time.鈥�

David was pinned to the fence and but managed to call emergency services, and was swiftly rescued by Tewkesbury firefighters.

鈥淚 felt no pain whatsoever, which was a blessing because I was able to reach my phone and call 999. If I would have been screaming I don鈥檛 think I would have managed it.鈥�

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Tuesday 4 August 2016.