Man Shoots Nail Into His Heart - And Survives

A man who accidentally shot a four-inch nail into his heart - and survived - has said he feels like he won the lottery.

Dennis Hennis, 52, was trying to clear a jammed nail gun when he fired it into his chest, puncturing the right side of his heart.

The self-employed builder, from Vineland, New Jersey, said he thought he was going to die.

He went into cardiac arrest and fog grounded the helicopter that was needed to take him to hospital.

Now recovering, he laughed off his doctor's suggestion that he buy a lottery ticket.

"I've already won the lottery," he joked.

Mr Hennis was working with his 28-year-old son on a neighbour's roof when the accident happened.            Full Read