Kayaker's leg amputated in middle of river after 20 hour rescue

Kayaker's leg amputated in middle of river after 20-hour rescue

Medics made the "life or death" decision with the tourist after multiple attempts to free him from rapids failed.

Kayaker Trapped on Australian River Has Leg Amputated in 20-Hour Rescue

The police in the state of Tasmania said all other efforts to help the man, a foreign tourist in his 60s, failed before the decision was made to amputate.

World - The New York Times - 11 hours ago

Kayaker's leg amputated after 20-hour rescue to free him from rocks

Officials said the man, a tourist in his 60s, was kayaking with friends in the Franklin River when he slipped and became trapped.

Man’s leg amputated in near 20-hour effort to free him from rocks in Tasmania’s Franklin River

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Watch: Helicopters and diggers used in Spain flooding rescues

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British man, 71, dies after being rescued from Spain floods

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Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans

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WATCH: Baby goat rescued after being stranded for days on a cliff in Hawaii

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Bucks' Doc Rivers fined $25K for blasting refs after crucial 'phantom foul' against LaMelo Ball

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Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks suffers gruesome non-contact injury, expected to miss rest of season, per report

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Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce and the Chiefs play Buccaneers after wrapping US leg of Eras Tour

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Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce and the Chiefs play Buccaneers after wrapping US leg of Eras Tour

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Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart briefly leaves game against Georgia after first drive with left ankle injury

Dart threw an interception on Ole Miss' first possession and limped off the field.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 9

Middle East crisis live: US concerned by ‘horrifying’ Israeli airstrike that killed at least 93 civilians, including 20 children, in Gaza

US spokesperson says officials are asking Israel what happened, expressing ‘deep concern’ over loss of civilian lives. Al Jazeera has spoken with the director-general of the Gaza government’s media ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

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