CNN’s Miles O’Brien Opens Up About Losing His Left Arm While on Assignment

Miles O'Brien Opens Up About Going To 'Dark Place' After Losing His Arm (The Huffington Post)

Miles O'Brien has seemed remarkably positive in public since losing his arm last month, but the PBS correspondent said Wednesday that he worked to get away from a "dark place" after the incident.

He had to have his arm amputated in February after a case of television equipment fell on him. He revealed what had happened in an essay just two weeks later, and has continued to work on reports for "PBS NewsHour."

O'Brien, who is also a pilot, appeared on CNN Wednesday night to discuss thedisappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Host Erin Burnett marveled at what she called his "positive" attitude.