Ohio man thought of his kids after suffering rare internal decapitation: ‘I was going to miss them’

NewsWorldAmericasOhio man thought of his kids after suffering rare internal decapitation: ‘I was going to miss them’Philip Pohle is walking unassisted again a little more than a month after he suffered an internal decapitationGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Thursday 30 April 2026 22:05 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968415","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ohio-man-internal-decapitation-b2968415.html","title":"Ohio man reveals thoughts after suffering rare internal decapitation"}}CloseRelated video: NYPD officers are blown off their feet by explosion before getting up and rescuing childrenThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","re...