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Man’s leg amputated in near 20-hour effort to free him from rocks in ’s Franklin River - theguardian.com/australia-news "His made a call for assistance about an hour later and triggered an emergence response, providing rescuers with his location."

The Guardian · Man’s leg amputated in near 20-hour effort to free him from rocks in Tasmania’s Franklin RiverBy Guardian staff reporter

@glynmoody
He's luckier than the media reports suggest, as there's virtually no mobile coverage down that river and even satellite services are unreliable due to a combination of local topography, tree coverage, and being in Tasmania .