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Woman loses leg in freak accident after using airport walkway in Thailand

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A freak accident on an airport walkway in Thailand has left a woman without her left leg. The incident occurred yesterday, which would be Thursday (June 29) in Thailand and Wednesday (June 28) here in the United States.

According to CBS News, as the 57-year-old woman attempted to make a morning flight from Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport to the southern Nakhon Si Thammarat province, her leg somehow became trapped in the walkway in Terminal 2 of the building. Fellow passengers and airport officials tried their best to free the woman to no avail. Her left leg had to be amputated above the knee to safely get her out.

Following the unexpected accident, authorities held a press conference to discuss the matter. “On behalf of the Don Mueang International Airport, I’d like to express my deepest condolences regarding the accident. I’d like to insist that we…

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