Franklin River Rescue: 20-Hour Ordeal Ends in Underwater Amputation | E190
The CRUX: True Survival Stories - A podcast by Kaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen, Bleav - Luni
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When 65-year-old Lithuanian rafter Valdas Bieliauskas slipped on a wet rock in Tasmania's remote Franklin River, his leg became wedged between boulders in freezing rapids—triggering a 20-hour rescue that would end with doctors performing an underwater amputation to save his life. This is the story of an impossible decision, a rescue team pushed to their limits, and one man's refusal to give up.
