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Hyatt Regency walkway collapse (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 9 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A surgeon spent 20 minutes amputating one victim's pinned and unsalvageable leg with a chainsaw; that victim later died. 💀

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 4 points 9 months ago

The final rescued victim, Mark Williams, spent more than nine hours pinned underneath the lower skywalk with both legs dislocated and having nearly drowned before the water was shut off.