Surviving decapitation | wthr.com
Andrew Walker
Updated on April 04, 2026
There is little about the night of October 25 that John Boyer would like to remember. In fact, he can't remember a thing about that night, but he's been reminded of it every day since.
There is little about the night of October 25 that John Boyer would like to remember.
In fact, he can't remember a thing about that night, but he's been reminded of it every day since.
"Honestly, the only thing I know about the accident is what I've been told," Boyer said. "I was diagnosed with an internal decapitation."
Medically it's known Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation, which is a scientific way of saying Boyer's skull had become internally detached from his spine.
It's an injury that is "rarely survivable," according to the National Institutes of Health.
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