Man's leg amputated in 20-hour effort to free him from rocks in Tasmania's Franklin River

A kayaker's leg was amputated during a 20-hour rescue operation in Tasmania, Australia, after he became trapped in rocks on a river. The international visitor, in his 60s, was pack rafting along the Franklin River when he fell into a rock crevice, partially submerging him in water. Multiple attempts to extract him prior to the amputation were unsuccessful, and he was eventually flown to a hospital in Hobart, where he is in critical condition. The rescue operation was triggered by an emergency alert received from the man's smartwatch.