Amputee Forced to Crawl After Airline Confiscates Batteries for His Mobility Scooter

Amputee Forced to Crawl After Airline Confiscates Batteries for His Mobility Scooter
A United Airlines jet taxis at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2014. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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A Canadian amputee who says he was forced to crawl on his belly because United Airlines confiscated batteries for his electric mobility scooter, is speaking out about what he calls a “most humiliating experience.”

Stearn Hodge, 68, lost his left arm and right leg in a workplace accident in 1984, CBC reported. Thanks to his electric scooter, Hodge has retained much of his independence.
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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