>Man's legs cut to fit coffin

美2米男子被锯断腿入棺

James Hines was a giant - a 2m, 136kg preacher so big that after he died in 2004, a rumor began circulating in this small town of Allendale in South Carolina that the undertaker had to cut off his legs to fit him in the coffin. This week, Hines' body was exhumed, and the gruesome story appeared to be all too true. His legs had been cut off between the ankle and calf, and his feet had been placed inside the casket.(See photo, L)

美国南卡罗来纳州艾伦代尔镇的传道士海因斯身高2米、重136公斤，可谓人高马大。自从他2004年去世后，小镇就盛传，殡仪馆为方便入殓而锯掉了他的双腿。本周，海因斯的遗体被挖出检查，结果发现谣言竟是真的。他的腿从踝关节到小腿肚之间被锯断，双足装在棺木内。(见图左)

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