A vicious gator attack in Seminole County left a man with an amputated arm. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission says the man was swimming in Lake Monroe just before 2 a.m. Sunday when a gator attacked him. The attack left him with an amputated arm from the elbow down. […]
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Tourist suing Hilton Head beach patrol after rental chair allegedly amputated finger
A tourist from Ohio is suing Hilton Head’s beach patrol after a rental chair unexpectedly collapsed and allegedly amputated his finger. Filed May 10 in Beaufort County civil court, the lawsuit says Andrew Oxley was visiting a Hilton Head beach on July 27, 2023 when he rented a chair from Shore Beach Service, the island’s […]
Dog needed a leg amputated after rescue — but this ‘snuggly’ dog is ready for a home
Named after an accomplished scientist, this “gentle giant” has made an accomplishment of her own. Madam Curie, a “snuggly dog” at a Tyler, Texas shelter, “quickly” recovered from a leg amputation after she was rescued with a broken leg, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in East Texas said in an April […]
John Wayne Bobbitt’s Toes Amputated 30 Years After Wife Lorena Bobbitt Cut Off His Genitalia
John Wayne Bobbitt was forced to have his toes amputated more than 30 years after his wife cut off his genitalia in 1993. John, 57, revealed to The Sun on April 13 that his toes were amputated due to toxic peripheral polyneuropathy. The condition was caused by his stint at the military base Camp Lejeune […]
After a handcuffed ride in the back of a police van, a man was left paralyzed and needed his legs amputated, lawsuit alleges
A man filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging he was paralyzed and needed his legs amputated after police officers in St. Petersburg, Florida, put him in restraints, placed him in the back of a police van without a seatbelt and then drove in a reckless manner. Heriberto Alejandro Sanchez-Mayen filed the lawsuit in US District Court […]
Woman’s feet amputated after boyfriend allegedly shoves her in front of NYC train
A 29-year-old woman had both of her feet amputated after she was allegedly pushed onto subway tracks in Manhattan and struck by a train following an argument with her boyfriend. The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Fulton Street Station at Chambers Street, the New York City Police Department said. Witnesses told officers […]
Man’s leg amputated after Miami Heat player crashed into him, lawyers say. He’s suing
A pedestrian whose leg was amputated after Haywood Highsmith crashed into him while he was aiding another motorist stranded on the road in West Kendall earlier this month is now suing the Miami Heat forward, court records reveal. Alekxei Pino, 21, sued Highsmith in Miami-Dade on Friday alleging that the NBA player was speeding when […]
Phoenix woman has arm amputated after dog attack
After being brutally attacked by one of her dogs, 25-year-old Kalista Munoz had her right arm amputated. Despite the challenges she faces every single day, Munoz is committed to staying positive. “Everyone has a sad story, and I can make mine sound like the saddest, but that’s not what I’m trying to do with myself,” […]
Indiana man describes surviving 6 days trapped in wreckage with an injured leg that would be partially amputated
A man who survived six days trapped in a pickup truck that veered off an Indiana highway and came to rest under an overpass unseen recounted the factors of his survival while vowing to cherish a new chance at life. Matthew Reum, 27, was discovered trapped in the mangled truck in a shallow creek in […]
Driver who was trapped for days in a mangled vehicle before his rescue has his leg amputated
A driver who was stuck for days in a mangled car in Indiana before a man and his father-in-law found him had to have his leg amputated Wednesday. Matt Reum’s leg was amputated from the midshin down, and he is now in intensive care, a spokesperson for the Boilermakers Local 374 union, of which Reum, […]