A weightlifter cheated death after he dropped a 165kg barbell on his neck.
The bodybuilder – named Bishnu – set up a video camera to record his workout.
But he dropped the heavyweight’s bar on his throat.
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He became unconscious.
Luckily, his wife was on hand to dash to his aid.
But she struggled to lift the weights off of him.
Bishnu was trapped and struggling beneath the heavy piece of equipment for more than 20 seconds.
He eventually managed to escape by sliding himself onto the floor.
His wife comforted him while he got his breath back, as reported by Need To Know.
He said: “It landed on my neck, after five seconds I could not see
“I had become unconscious.
“If it would have been a little longer, there was a possibility of death.”
He added: “I fell down from the bench, and regained consciousness after two to three seconds.
“My wife was screaming.”
Before the near-death experience, Bishnu had lifted 155kgs.
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