In a scene mirroring a Hollywood movie, a kayaker was rescued after a 20-hour ordeal on a river in Southern Australia that saw the man's leg amputated, police confirmed afterwards.

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Stuck 20 hours, kayaking tourist's leg amputated during rescue in Australia

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

Tourist party submerged in water during hours-long ideal at Australian beauty spot

The Independent

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Greater London

England

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

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

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's leg amputated at Tasmania river after 20-hour rescue to free him from rocks

The man, a foreign tourist in his 60s, was then flown to a hospital, where he is in critical condition.

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Singapore

Kayaker trapped on Australian river has leg amputated in 20-hour rescue

A new rescue attempt was made this Saturday morning, which proved unsuccessful. As the man's state of health was deteriorating, the authorities decided to amputate his leg, with the victim's approval.

Foi feita uma nova tentativa de salvamento esta manhã de sábado, que se provou infrutífera. Como o estado de saúde do homem estava a deteriorar-se, as autoridades decidiram amputar-lhe a perna, com o aval da vítima.

Turista com perna amputada após ficar preso em rochas. Resgate levou 20h

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Portugal

Tourist with leg amputated after being stuck in rocks. Rescue took 20 hours

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A tourist has lost a leg after a tragic accident while kayaking in Australia.

Een toerist is een been verloren na een tragisch ongeval op vakantie in Australië. Dat gebeurde tijdens het kajakken.

Been van kajakker geamputeerd na nachtmerrie van 20 uur in Australië

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Kayaker's leg amputated after 20-hour nightmare in Australia

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A kayaker has an accident in the middle of a Tasmanian national park; his leg gets caught in a rock. After 20 hours, the emergency services make a decision to save his life.

Ein Kajakfahrer verunglückt mitten in einem tasmanischen Nationalpark, sein Bein verkantet sich in einem Fels. Um sein Leben zu retten, treffen die Einsatzkräfte nach 20 Stunden eine Entscheidung.

Stuck 20 hours, kayaking tourist's leg amputated during rescue in Australia

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