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New York City taxi hits British tourist, severing her leg

According to nbcnewyork.com, a taxicab that swerved to avoid hitting a bicyclist struck a British tourist, severing her leg, before jumping a curb in busy midtown Manhattan, witnesses said. People at the scene, including television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, jumped into action — one man took off his belt to make a tourniquet while a halal food cart vendor placed her severed leg on ice in a cooler. Read article

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Shark bites teen surfer’s leg in Pohoiki Bay in Hawaii

As reported by Reuters.com, the 16-year-old, identified to Hawaii News Now by relatives as Jimmy ‘Ulu Boy’ Napeahi, was surfing in Pohoiki Bay in an area known as ‘Dead Trees’ at around 1.30pm Sunday when he was attacked from behind by a shark. The predator has been described as being gray-colored and measuring 8 feet […]

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Thailand: Japanese tourist found drugged and robbed at a bus stop

Bangkokpost.com reports that a Japanese tourist was reportedly drugged, had his valuables stolen and was left at a bus stop in Pathum Thani province, police said yesterday. Pol Lt Col Paijit Koteglum, an inspector at Suan Prik Thai police station, said the man was identified as Yamamoto Kareshi. He was partially conscious, and only had […]

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Gondola crash in Venice kills German tourist and injures his daughter

According to theepochtimes.com, a 50-year-old German tourist was killed Sunday in a gondola crash in Venice, Italy, according to Sky News. The man, his wife, and three children, and the gondolier fell out of the gondola as it collided with a ferry near the Rialto bridge and the man was likely crushed between the gondola […]

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1 dead in Disney bus, car crash in Florida

According to Wftv.com, at least one person was killed Friday in a crash involving a car and Disney World bus, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened on Epcot Center Drive near East Overpass Road about 4 p.m. Read article

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Australia: Tourist suffers spinal injuries after being thrown off a camel

According to abc.net.au, a Cable Beach camel operator has moved to reassure tourists its sunset rides are safe, following an incident where a camel bucked a woman off and left her with a suspected broken back. Red Sun Camels has confirmed the woman and her daughter were thrown from the animal towards the end of […]

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New York: California man pistol-whipped by fake panhandler in Brooklyn

The New York Daily News reports that a California man who just moved to Brooklyn was brutally pistol-whipped while trying to make change for a creep pretending to be a panhandler, according to court papers. Meredith Lambson, 34, asked victim Scott McFarland for directions and change for a dollar about 3 p.m. Sunday on Norman […]

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Hawaii: German tourist loses her arm in apparent shark attack

NBC News reports that a German tourist lost her arm in what appears to have been a shark attack off a Hawaiian beach on Wednesday, Maui County spokesman Rod Antone told the Honolulu Star Advertiser. The woman was with two friends before the apparent attack, according to the paper, and was taken to Maui Memorial […]

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Croatia: Car accident kills Romanian driver and injures his Italian passenger

According to the Croatian Times, a Romanian tourist and a Croat driver have both died in a traffic accident in Popovaca central Croatia. The two drivers collided resulting in the deaths of the 71-year-old Romanian citizen and the 31-year-old Croat. The 44-year-old Italian passenger in the Romanian’s car was slightly injured and was offered help […]

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Philippines: Six tourists rescued, one hospitalized after tour boat capsized

According to manilatimes.net, park rangers and Coast Guard authorities at the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) on Tuesday morning rescued six tourists, their boat operator and their tour guide from a motorized banca that capsized due to rough waves and strong winds at Sabang Bay, Barangay Cabayugan. Jan Elmer Badilla, spokesperson of the PPUR Management […]

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