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9:00 AM, May 21 2021 GMT+1
A hospital in Austria amputated the wrong leg of an 82-year-old patient, having blamed human error for its 'tragic mistake'.
The Freistadt Clinic said in a statement that the elderly patient had his right leg removed instead of his left.
Worse still, the patient must still undergo another operation to remove the left leg from mid-thigh.
According to Reuters, it is believed that the error was made shortly before the operation, when the wrong leg was marked.
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The clinic, located in the town of Freistadt near the Czech border, said: "We are deeply shocked that on Tuesday, May 18, despite quality assurance standards, the wrong leg of an 82-year old man ... was amputated."