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   Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 19:14:24 JST Glyn Moody

   Man’s leg amputated in near 20-hour effort to free him from rocks in #Tasmania’s Franklin River - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/23/leg-amputated-tasmania-rafting-franklin-river "His #smartwatch made a call for assistance about an hour later and triggered an emergence response, providing rescuers with his location."

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     Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Nov-2024 07:03:14 JST Glyn Moody

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     @jwi lucky indeed

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     JW (jwi@aus.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Nov-2024 07:03:15 JST JW

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     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 .