A man has had his leg amputated after becoming "wedged" between rocks while kayaking in Tasmania. The Lithuanian tourist, 65, who had been kayaking with friends on the Australian island, was partially submerged in the Franklin River when he became stuck on Friday afternoon, police said.

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Kayaker's leg amputated after stuck in Australian river rocks

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

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Tasmania: Kayaker's leg amputated in river after 20-hour rescue

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Man has leg amputated after being stuck for more than 20 hours between rocks

A kayaker’s leg was amputated during a dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to free him from between rocks on a river in Australia on Saturday, local police said.

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Kayaker’s leg amputated in 20-hour ordeal trapped between rocks on Australia river

Rescue teams amputated a kayaker’s leg at the weekend after it was trapped in a rocky crevice on a dangerous stretch of Australian river, police said. The...

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By Chris Lau and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — A kayaker’s leg was amputated during a dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to free him from between rocks on a river in Australia on Saturday, local police said. The man, a foreign tourist in his 60s, was airlifted to a hospital in Tasmania’s state capital Hobart where he was in a critical condition, police said, adding they were contacting his family. His 20-hour ordeal began at about 2:30pm on Friday w…

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A tourist has had his leg amputated in a bid to save his life during a dramatic, 20-hour whitewater rescue in Tasmania. The international tourist in his 60s is in hospital fighting for his life after being freed on Saturday after he became trapped wedged between rocks on the Franklin River a day earlier. When... The post Tourist’s leg amputated in dramatic 20-hour rescue appeared first on Daily Truth Report • DailyTruthReport.com.

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Tourist’s leg amputated in dramatic 20-hour rescue

As his condition deteriorated, medics made the decision to amputate his leg to save his life (Picture: Tasmania Police)  A tourist has had his leg amputated in Tasmania after getting trapped in a ‘raging’ river while kayaking.  Medics attending to the holidaymaker in his 60s said they made a ‘life or death’ decision during the intense 20-hour rescue mission on the Franklin river. The visitor, who was on a kayaking trip with friends, was partiall…

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Kayaker's leg cut off to save him after he was trapped in river for 20 hours

A 65-year-old Lithuanian man remains in a critical condition after being trapped and partially submerged in the Franklin River for 20 hours. Medical crews amputated the man's left leg to free him.

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Man who had leg amputated in Franklin River rescue in critical condition

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

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Kayaker in Tasmania has leg amputated after becoming 'wedged' between rocks in river

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