Freak Accidents Search Find Freak Accidents101 Injured in Freak Accident News Report

** Latest Accidents News **

*** News Filter: "Amputate"

CTV.ca
Aimee Copeland, Amputations Caused By Flesh-Eating Bacteria Following Zipline ...
Huffington Post UK
Aimee Copeland was put on life support and had her leg amputated after a freak zip-line accident left her with a cut leg and a flesh-eating bacteria. Her family needs help -- to donate or leave warm wishes for Aimee, visit AimeeCopeland.com.
Aimee Copeland, Flesh-Eating Disease Victim, Is On the Road to RecoveryGather.com

all 623 news articles »

Kent Online
Firm fined £10k after worker's arm severed in freak accident
Kent Online
A recycling firm has been fined £10000 after a worker lost most of his arm in a freak accident at a landfill site. Vladislavs Golovacs, 45, had his arm severed when it became entangled in an industrial-sized conveyor belt.

and more »

He was in capable hands
DesMoinesRegister.com
BILL NEIBERGALL/THE REGISTER Driving a car and buttoning a shirt — these are daily tasks Keith Sullivan doesn't take for granted, especially after a freak farm accident 11 years ago that severed his left hand and severely injured his right forearm.

Toronto Star
Aimee Copeland Showing Signs Of Recovery Despite Flesh-Eating Bacteria ...
Huffington Post
Unfortunately, her blood vessels in her hands and in her remaining foot have died, and thus they will have to be amputated too." Aimee Copeland was put on life support and had her leg amputated after a freak zip-line accident left her with a cut leg ...
Father of Georgia grad student fighting flesh-eating bacteria describes ...New York Daily News
Zip line victim's parents speak: Flesh-eating bacteria contained; doctors hope ...Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)

all 2,106 news articles »

New Vision
Poor healthcare left him scarred for life
New Vision
He was involved in a freak accident. When he got to hospital with the hope of getting treatment, the doctor demanded money before he could operate on him. And then when he was put into the care of nurses, they cared little. He had to be amputated, ...

Mirror.co.uk
Sporting dreams live on: Stef Reid's inspirational journey to culminate at ...
Mirror.co.uk
That a freak boating accident had robbed her of her dream. She was lucky to be alive but she did not feel lucky. Not with her right foot gone. "I was used to having what I wanted," she said. "I don't mean I was spoilt or came from a rich family.

and more »

Dunwoody resident finishes Boston Marathon despite disability
Dunwoody Crier
A freak accident resulted in two prosthetic legs for Scott Rigsby of Dunwoody, but that didn't stop him from completing the Boston Marathon last month. Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:16 am | Updated: 10:20 am, Tue May 15, 2012.

and more »

The West Australian
Woman fights flesh-eating bug
The West Australian
An American woman is fighting for her life in hospital after a freak accident while kayaking exposed her to a flesh-eating bug that doctors say is likely to kill her. Aimee Copeland was kayaking in a creek in Georgia when she stopped to ride on a ...
Woman Loses Leg From Crazy Flesh-Eating Bacteria; Could This Happen To You?BlissTree

all 609 news articles »

Cosmopolitan (blog)
So What Is Flesh-Eating Bacteria?
Cosmopolitan (blog)
If not, here's a recap: A Georgia grad student is fighting a flesh-eating infection that she contracted after a zip-lining accident left a gash in her leg. Doctors have had to amputate her leg, as well as her fingers since the disease spread throughout ...
Freaked Out By Flesh-Eating Bacteria Disease? Here's What You Need to KnowiVillage Entertainment

all 1,052 news articles »

Boston.com
Top of her game
Boston.com
“I found out about the 'NH48' by accident,” says Herr, author of “UP: A Mother and Daughter's Peakbagging Adventure.” Looking at a brochure at a New Hampshire information kiosk while out on a family hike in 2008 with her husband, Hugh, 5-year-old Alex, ...

and more »