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American skier Lindsey Vonn suffers broken leg, airlifted after horrific Winter Olympic downhill crash

American skier Lindsey Vonn suffers broken leg, airlifted after horrific Winter Olympic downhill crash

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U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn had surgery on a broken leg in an Italian hospital after her audacious bid to win Olympic downhill gold with a ruptured knee ligament ended in a horrific crash after 13 seconds on Sunday. Vonn was being treated in the Ca’ Foncello Hospital in the northern city of Treviso after being flown there by helicopter after the high-speed crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo. “In the afternoon, she underwent orthopedic surgery to stabilise the fracture sustained in her left leg,” the hospital said in a statement. A source told Reuters that she was being monitored in the intensive care unit where she could have more privacy, and stressed there was no threat to her life. Vonn, 41, was flown to Treviso after ‍she was ⁠strapped into a medical stretcher and winched off the sunlit Olimpia delle Tofane piste in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Vonn, whose battle to reach the start line despite the serious injury to her left knee dominated the opening days of the Milano Cortina Olympics, saw her unlikely quest halted in …

When Sean Astin Was Airlifted To The Hospital After A Gruesome Foot Injury On ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Set

When Sean Astin Was Airlifted To The Hospital After A Gruesome Foot Injury On ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Set

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Sean Astin Was Injured During Filming ( Photo Credit – Facebook ) Sean Astin didn’t just carry Frodo to Mount Doom — the man literally bled for Middle-earth. While filming The Fellowship of the Ring, Astin suffered a gruesome foot injury that left him gashed, bloody, and airborne in a helicopter. A real-life emergency straight out of a fantasy epic. It all went down during a scene shot at Lake Mavora, New Zealand, when Sam and Frodo were bolting through the water. Astin had been wearing prosthetic hobbit feet, but one wrong step turned deadly serious. A sharp object hidden in the riverbed stabbed straight through the fake foot, and deep into his real one. “As my right foot lands about two feet in the water… just this huge sharp pain. I grabbed onto the side of the boat. It hurt so bad,” he recalled in the DVD extras (via Cheat Sheet). Director Peter Jackson later revealed it was a shard of glass that left “a large gash.” Elijah Wood remembered seeing a “globular thing” …

Apple Said to Have Airlifted 600 Tons of iPhones From India to ‘Beat’ Trump Tariffs

Apple Said to Have Airlifted 600 Tons of iPhones From India to ‘Beat’ Trump Tariffs

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Tech giant Apple chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones, or as many as 1.5 million, to the United States from India, after it stepped up production there in an effort to beat President Donald Trump’s tariffs, sources told Reuters. The details of the push provide an insight into the US smartphone company’s private strategy to navigate around the Trump tariffs and build up inventory of its popular iPhones in the United States, one of its biggest markets. Analysts have warned that US prices of iPhones could surge, given Apple’s high reliance on imports from China, the main manufacturing hub of the devices, which is subject to Trump’s highest tariff rate of 125 percent. That figure is far in excess of the tariff of 26 percent on imports from India, but which is now on hold after Trump called a 90-day pause this week that excludes China. Apple “wanted to beat the tariff,” said one of the sources familiar with the planning. The company lobbied Indian airport authorities to cut to six hours …

Jharkhand: Two security personnel injured in IED blast in Chaibasa, airlifted to Ranchi for treatment

Jharkhand: Two security personnel injured in IED blast in Chaibasa, airlifted to Ranchi for treatment

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Security forces have intensified combing operations in the area following the blast. Further details are awaited. Two security personnel, including a Sub-Inspector of the CRPF 193rd battalion, were injured in an IED blast in the forest area of Marangponga under Chotanagra Police Station limits in West Singhbhum district.   Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Chamoli Avalanche: Rescue underway for remaining 5 BRO workers, injured airlifted at Joshimath Army Hospital

Chamoli Avalanche: Rescue underway for remaining 5 BRO workers, injured airlifted at Joshimath Army Hospital

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Five BRO workers are still trapped in the avalanche that hit Chamoli’s Mana village on Friday. The SDRF has flown to Joshimath with a Victim Locating and Thermal Image Camera to intensify the rescue operation. As the rescue operation enters its third day in the Uttarakhand Avalanche incident in Chamoli district’s Mana village, those Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officials who were reduced but got injured were airlifted at the Joshimath Army Hospital. So far, 50 BRO workers have been rescued out of a total of 55. However, four of the rescued workers succumbed to their injuries.  Moreover, one of the rescued workers has safely reached his home after medical checks and required health monitoring.  Meanwhile, to intensify the rescue efforts, a team of the State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) left from Joshimath with a Victim Locating and Thermal Image Camera to search for the remaining five workers trapped in the avalanche in Mana-Badrinath. (With inputs from Anamika Gaur)   Source link

Karnataka farmer leader injured in accident airlifted from Patiala, hospitalized in Bengaluru | Bengaluru

Karnataka farmer leader injured in accident airlifted from Patiala, hospitalized in Bengaluru | Bengaluru

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Feb 17, 2025 12:57 PM IST Karnataka farmer leader Kuruburu Shanthakumar was airlifted to Bengaluru after sustaining serious injuries in a road accident in Punjab.  Karnataka farmer leader Kuruburu Shanthakumar, who sustained serious injuries in a road accident near Punjab’s Patiala, was airlifted to Bengaluru on Sunday for specialized medical care. Shanthakumar was admitted to Manipal Hospital, said a statement by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s office. Farmer leader Kuruburu Shanthakumar. (X) Also Read – Family of four found dead in Mysuru apartment, police suspect murder-suicide According to reports, Shanthakumar suffered a severe spinal injury and had been undergoing treatment at a Patiala hospital since the accident three days ago. After learning about his condition, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed officials to facilitate his transfer to Bengaluru via air ambulance for better medical attention. To ensure a smooth evacuation, Imkongla Jamir, the Resident Commissioner of Karnataka Bhavan in Delhi, remained in continuous contact with Punjab authorities and the doctors treating Shanthakumar in Patiala. Following the CM’s instructions, an air ambulance was arranged on Saturday, and a medical team, …

Four bodies of Belagavi devotees killed in Maha Kumbh stampede to be airlifted

Four bodies of Belagavi devotees killed in Maha Kumbh stampede to be airlifted

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The bodies of four devotees from Karnataka`s Belagavi who died in Maha Kumbh stampede in Prayagraj on Wednesday will be transported from Prayagraj to Delhi and then airlifted to Belagavi, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Roshan on Thursday, ANI reported. Speaking to PTI reporters, DC Roshan expressed the district`s sorrow over the tragic incident, stating, “The incident that occurred in Prayagraj yesterday has deeply saddened all of us. Yesterday night, the district administration of Belagavi district as well as the government of Karnataka has taken steps to coordinate with the district administration of Prayagraj to shift the dead bodies to the district.” “The decision was taken late last night to shift the deceased from Prayagraj to Delhi and then airlift the bodies from Delhi to Belagavi…We have made parallel arrangements in the city to do the post-mortem and other procedures in Belagavi,” he added. Earlier in the day, Karnataka minister Krishna Byre Gowda stated that senior officials are overseeing efforts to bring back the bodies, ANI cited. “IPS officer Hariram Shankar is coordinating the movement …

Brain-dead man’s organs airlifted to Jaipur, Jodhpur to save 6 lives | Latest News India

Brain-dead man’s organs airlifted to Jaipur, Jodhpur to save 6 lives | Latest News India

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Dec 15, 2024 01:53 PM IST The donor, 33-year-old Vishnu Prasad, from Manpura pipaji of Jhalawar district, was injured during a scuffle on December 10, declared brain-dead on December 12. Vital organs of a brain-dead man were airlifted from Jhalawar to Jaipur and Jodhpur on Sunday to save at least six lives, marking a significant milestone in organ transplantation efforts in Rajasthan. The wife and the family members of the patient were counseled for donation. (Representative Image) The organs were transported by helicopter for the first time for transplant surgeries in Jaipur and Jodhpur, officials said. The donor, 33 year old Vishnu Prasad, from Manpura pipaji of Jhalawar district, was injured during a scuffle on December 10. He was declared brain-dead by the doctors on December 12. Following his family’s consent for organ donation, his organs were sent to save the lives of at least six patients. Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital Superintendent Dr. Deepak Maheshwari said that one kidney, two lungs and the heart were being transplanted into patients in Jaipur, while another kidney …

Helicopter being airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Kedarnath

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Image Source : PTI Helicopter airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Kedarnath. A Crystal helicopter being airlifted by an MI-17 chopper crashed in the hills near Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, this morning. The helicopter, previously damaged during a landing at Kedarnath Dham, slipped from the MI-17 and fell. The incident, captured on camera, has yet to confirm any injuries. Source link

Watch: Helicopter, being airlifted by Army chopper, crashes in Kedarnath | India News

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A damaged helicopter, that was being airlifted from Kedarnath by an Indian Army chopper, crashed Saturday morning as the towing rope snapped, news agency PTI reported. A video of the incident shows the helicopter falling from mid-air as the rope snapped. Earlier in May, A Leonardo A119 Koala helicopter, owned by Kestrel Aviation and bearing the callsign VT-CLR, lost control as it approached the Kedarnath helipad for landing. The helicopter had six passengers aboard. The pilot managed to make an emergency landing approximately 100 metres from the helipad. VIDEO | Uttarakhand: A defective helicopter, which was being air lifted from #Kedarnath by another chopper, accidentally fell from mid-air as the towing rope snapped, earlier today.#UttarakhandNews (Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/yYo9nCXRIw — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 31, 2024 Click here to join The Indian Express on WhatsApp and get latest news and updates Source link