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Wood splinters are the worst, they’re extremely painful and they are just so hard to remove. Unfortunately, a pilot from Minsk had the biggest splinter the world might ever see in the many years to come.

Ivan Krasouski, the microlight pilot, was flying out his paratrike over the countryside, which is not far from Minsk when a strap snapped and he span out of control.

The 36-year-old crashed into the woodland, where a sharp branch impaled his shoulder as he made the devastating landing.

At first, 36-year-old Ivan did not realize what happened and how devastating the injury was.

During an interview in the hospital, Ivan said, “I’m thinking, ‘I fell so softly, all is okay, I’ll stand up and go…’ then… something holds me back.”

He added, “I looked and it was a giant log there. I tore my shirt and there was a branch in my arm, thick as a watermelon. Like in ancient times people were put on a stake… I was impaled.”

The best thing about the injury Ivan sustained was that he wasn’t scared about the fact that there was a massive tree branch sticking out of his shoulder.

The 36-year-old pilot even managed to crack a joke during his interview at the hospital.

Ivan said, “My classmate arrived. He works as a rescuer. He sawed off the log from one side, then from the other.”

He added, “Many people came. I told them – ‘Take out this splinter,’ and they say ‘No, are you crazy? If we take it away, you’ll bleed to death.”

He continued, “I was like, ‘I am Groot!’ and I went to the ambulance with this log embedded in me.”

Not only that, he even managed to pose for a number of pictures in the hospital and provided an update about his health condition on his personal accounts on social media.

An emergency surgery was done to remove the massive branch of the tree on his shoulder.

The doctors successfully removed the branch and discharged him from the hospital after spending a couple of days there.

Ivan is currently recovering from the injuries that he sustained.