Kayaker ‘stable’ after leg amputated in Australian river rescue

SYDNEY: A kayaker whose limb was amputated aft getting trapped successful Australian stream rocks is present “stable” successful hospital, a wellness authoritative said Sunday.

The overseas tourist’s concern had been described arsenic captious soon aft his 20-hour ordeal successful Tasmania’s Franklin River.

He is presently successful a “stable condition” astatine the Royal Hobart Hospital, a Tasmanian wellness section spokesperson said.

The antheral was described by section media arsenic Lithuanian successful his 60s who was rafting with 10 compatriots erstwhile catastrophe struck.

Police said helium was navigating rapids with his friends connected November 22 erstwhile his limb became “wedged betwixt rocks” successful a crevice connected the river.

The man’s smartwatch alerted exigency services, sparking a “complex and protracted” rescue mission, they said astatine the time.

Rescuers were incapable to escaped the man’s limb and yet opted to amputate the limb, giving him sedation and operating portion helium was inactive partially submerged successful acold water.