A college student stepped on a "homemade" bomb in Central Park Sunday, instantly blowing off his left foot.
18-year-old Connor Golden of Fairfax, Va. just climbed down off a rock near E. 60th St. and Fifth Ave. around 11 a.m. when he accidentally triggered a bomb and blasted off.
According to Lt. Mark Torre of NYPD Bomb Squad, the explosive appeared to have been in the area more than a day and immediately ruled out the initial suspicion of a self-inflected fireworks mishap.
The two friends of the victims -- Thomas Hinds, 20, and Matthew Stabile, 18, -- also insisted that they had no fireworks or other explosives when the accident happened. Both guys went into shock after the bizarre blast.
Hinds told the Daily News in an interview that he has stepped off a large rock in the park with Golden behind him when the blast went off.
According to Hinds, Golden groaned on the ground but remained conscious. "It just demolished his foot. His foot was mutilated," he described.
The trio arrived from Virginia Sunday and had planned to set up a tightrope between two trees and enjoy a day in the park.
Source: New York Daily News
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