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British dad has leg amputated after being run over by a motorboat driven by daughter in Italy

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Updated 16:31 10 Jul 2023 GMT+1Published 16:29 10 Jul 2023 GMT+1

British dad has leg amputated after being run over by a motorboat driven by daughter in Italy

A British man has been involved in a boating accident that led to the partial amputation of his leg, local media reports

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

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Topics: UK News, Travel, World News, Health

Tom Wood
Tom Wood

Tom Wood is a LADbible journalist and Twin Peaks enthusiast. Despite having a career in football cut short by a chronic lack of talent, he managed to obtain degrees from both the University of London and Salford. According to his French teacher, at the weekend he mostly likes to play football and go to the park with his brother. Contact Tom on [email protected]

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A British dad has had to have his leg amputated after a boating accident in Italy.

The air ambulance was reportedly brought out to the beach at Cannigione in Sardinia after the horrific incident, during which the man’s daughter ran over him with a boat after a mix-up.

The holidaying man was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries, but despite the doctors’ best efforts, his leg was too badly injured meaning that it had to be amputated, according to local media reports.

The family had been staying in the former fishing town in north-eastern Sardinia, taking part in a few of the activities popular with tourists to the area.

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The incident took place on the northern coast of Sardinia.
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The accident reportedly occurred when the man’s daughter thought that the boat was in gear to travel forward, but it was in reverse.

That meant that the boat suddenly went backwards and impacted the man, who was in the water behind it.

He was then hit by the boat and immediately left with life-changing injuries.

He was then taken by the air ambulance helicopter to Sassari Hospital, where it was determined that the leg was too badly damaged and had to be partially amputated.

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The man was also reportedly left in a state of shock following his horrific ordeal.

An investigation has now been started by the La Maddelena Coast Guard, according to Italian outlet Gallura Oggi.

LADbible have reached out to La Maddelena Coast Guard for comment.

Cannigione is an idyllic seaside town popular with holidaymakers during the summer months.

Travellers flock from around the world to enjoy the pristine beaches and crystal clear waters of the area.

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Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, behind neighbouring Sicily.

It is located to the west of the Italian peninsula, as well as south of France and just beneath the French island of Corsica.

Cannigione is hugely popular with tourists.
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In May, a group of four people were killed after a boat carrying tourists capsized on Lake Maggiore, in the Lombardy region.

A whirlwind hit the boat suddenly, turning it over in the water and throwing more than 20 people – including tourists and crew – into the cold waters.

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19 people, who the Italian fire service that attended said had been celebrating a birthday, managed to get to shore.

However, a 50-year-old Israeli man, an Italian man and a woman, as well as the skipper’s Russian wife, were found dead in the waters by people helping with the rescue, according to La Reppublica.

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