A man's right forearm was severed after he crashed his motorcycle and was thrown over 300 feet early Thursday morning in a drag racing incident in Toms River and his limb has still not been found, police said.

Ronald Vanarsdale, 36, of Toms River, survived the crash after Toms River Police Sgt. Ed Mooney applied a tourniquet where the arm was lost just below his right bicep and was able stop the bleeding, a release from the department said.

Vanarsdale was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where emergency surgery was performed. He was in the intensive care unit in stable condition Thursday night, police said.

The crash occurred at 12:46 a.m. on Route 37 near the J. Stanley Tunney Bridge which connects Toms River with Pelican Island in the Barnegat Bay. Witnesses told police that "multiple" motorcycles were drag racing when Vanarsdale crashed. His motorcycle was found over 760 feet from where the crash occurred.

Vanarsdale's severed limb was not found as of Thursday night, but the New Jersey State Police's Marine Division was told about the incident.

Anyone who witnessed the accident or found the limb was asked to call Toms River Police Officer Mark Nater at 732-349-0150 ext. 1336 or email him at mnater@trpolice.net.

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