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

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.

CBS News on MSN · 17h

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.

The New York Times · 22h

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.

First People Arrived in Tasmania 41,000 Years Ago

Researchers have identified evidence of human activity in Tasmania 41,600 years ago, according to a report in Cosmos Magazine ...

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41,000-year-old evidence of first fire use in Tasmania unveils ancient human practices

Over 41,000 years ago, Aboriginal Tasmanians utilized fire to transform dense forests into open landscapes, revealing land ...

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Significant heatwave on the way for South Australia, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania with temperatures expected to ‘climb dramatically’

Temperatures are expected to soar over a three-day period in Australia’s southeast this week, creating warmer conditions than ...

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