Professional Santa becomes first in the world to get bionic arm, UK firm claims

Mike Tindall, of Tennessee, had his left forearm amputated in 1994 after an automatic wood saw that he was using in his free time malfunctioned
Professional Santa becomes first in the world to get bionic arm, UK firm claims

Professional Santa Mike Tindall, 67, who has been fitted with a bionic arm. 

A US Navy veteran has become the first professional Santa in the world to be fitted with a bionic arm, a British firm has claimed.

Mike Tindall, of Tennessee, had his left forearm amputated in 1994 after an automatic wood saw that he was using in his free time malfunctioned.

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