Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Swimmer's lost prosthetic leg washes up 10 months later, 14 miles away

Weirdness Level6/10

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Swimmer's lost prosthetic leg washes up 10 months later, 14 miles away

โ€œA 69-year-old swimmer lost her ยฃ2,000 titanium prosthetic leg to the waves at an English beach, only for it to turn up 10 months later and 14 miles away when a fossil hunter spotted it on the shore. The best part? The wayward limb still had its sock on after its epic ocean adventure.โ€

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Why It's Weird

The most bewildering news often comes from situations where multiple unlikely events align perfectly. While the weirdness score is more modest, the story still offers a fascinating glimpse into life's unexpected moments.

Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A prosthetic leg lost by a swimmer in England was found when it washed up 10 months later on a beach about 14.5 miles away.

Brenda Ogden, 69, said her custom-made titanium leg, which cost her more than $2,700, was carried out to sea when she was knocked over by a wave on a Bridlington beach in April.

"I really couldn't believe I lost it. One minute we were standing up smiling, the next minute it was disappearing off," Ogden told the BBC.

Ogden's swimming group tried to find the limb, but it was swept away by the tide.

The leg's fate was unknown until Elizabeth Forbes spotted it among the rocks while hunting for fossils on the shore of Atwick, about 14.5 miles from where it was lost by Ogden.

She didn't take the limb, but posted photos to social media.

"I took a photo of it because it was the most bizarre thing I had ever found and shared it on social media," Forbes told The Independent. "A couple of people then got in touch saying they thought they knew whose leg it was."

The leg was retrieved from the spot where Forbes spotted it and it is now on its way back to Ogden.

"It's come a long way," Ogden said. "It still managed to have its sock on the foot which is quite funny."

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