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Hyatt Regency walkway collapse (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 11 points 2 weeks 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 5 points 2 weeks 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.