Man puts on pants and nearly dies during domestic disturbance, Wisconsin Rapids police say

WISCONSIN RAPIDS - A Wisconsin Rapids man received an accidental cut to an artery in his leg Wednesday when he put on his pants during a domestic disturbance.

Officers responded to a call about a domestic disturbance at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in Wisconsin Rapids, according to the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department. Police learned that a man and a woman had been arguing and the woman brought three knives into the bedroom where the man was trying to sleep.

The man grabbed the knives out of the woman's hand and threw them on the floor, according to the news release. The man did not see that one of the knives had fallen into his pants, which were on the floor. The man went to put on his pants and boots and the knife cut an artery in his leg, according to the release. The man, who suffered a large amount of blood loss, was treated and released at Aspirus Riverview Hospital.

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Police arrested the woman on suspicion of endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon. The woman caused a safety issue by bringing knives into an argument, according to the release.