Man has leg amputated after being stuck between rocks for more than 20 hours in Tasmania
A man has been left fighting for his life and was forced to have his leg amputated after he was stranded for more than 20 hours between rocks in Australia.
Tourist’s leg amputated in dramatic 20-hour rescue
A tourist has had his leg amputated in a bid to save his life during a dramatic, 20-hour whitewater rescue in Tasmania.
Man fights for life after leg amputated in river rescue
A man is fighting for life and his leg has been amputated after he became stuck in rapids in the Franklin River while out on the water with friends.
Tourist has leg amputated after getting stuck between rocks in Tasmania river
A tourist in Tasmania has had his leg amputated in the middle of a raging river after getting trapped between rocks during a kayaking trip with friends.Medics said they made the "life or death" decision in consultation with the international visitor during a complex rescue on the Franklin River lasting some 20 hours.
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.
Man's leg amputated after he became trapped in Tasmania's Franklin River for more than 20 hours
A man in his 60s has had his leg amputated after he became stuck for more than 20 hours between rocks in the Franklin River in Tasmania's remote south-west. Tasmania Police said the rescue was "an extremely challenging and technical operation" and every effort was made to extract the man before his leg was amputated.
'Complex' rescue mission continues for man trapped in Tasmania's Franklin River since Friday afternoon
A complex rescue operation to extract a man from the Franklin River in Tasmania's south-west is continuing. The man is stuck in the water, with his leg trapped by rocks.
Stuck 20 hours, kayaking tourist's leg amputated during rescue in Australia
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.
Kayaker's leg amputated at Tasmania river 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.
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.
Kayaker trapped in river has leg amputated in harrowing 20-hour ordeal
A tourist has had his leg amputated after he became trapped between rocks for more than 20 hours while kayaking in Australia. The man in his 60s was kayaking with a group on Friday when his leg became wedged between rocks in an area of rapids in the Franklin River in Tasmania.
BBC16y
The Southern Ocean - Sunken Valley, South West Tasmania
Access: This is a fragile site within Tasmania's Southwest National Park and is protected by strict regulations. Some areas are so fragile that recreational diving is only allowed with a permit.
Gold Coast Sun20d
Bushwalkers rescued as wild weather destroys tents at Mt Anne in Tasmania’s South West National Park
Tasmania Police reiterated warnings to bushwalkers to heed weather warnings after the rescue response was launched about 10 ...