A gardener in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK suffered a freak accident when he slashed his own neck with a chainsaw while trimming hedges, losing over two litres of blood. Christopher York, 65, lost control of the £120 Bosch chainsaw, which flipped 180 degrees and caused a two-inch gash under his chin, narrowly missing his jugular vein by just 1mm. His wife, Veronika, was mistakenly suspected by police of attacking him after she tried to dispose of the bloodied chainsaw, leading to a brief pre-arrest confusion. Thanks to swift medical intervention and a vascular surgeon on duty, Christopher survived the close call and is now recovering after weeks in intensive care.