Man hospitalised after finger partially amputated while hooking up boat trailer to his vehicle
A man has been hospitalised after his thumb was amputated while he was hooking up a boat trailer to his vehicle in Darwin.
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A MAN has undergone surgery after he lost part of his hand when he was hooking up a boat trailer to his car in Berrimah in Darwin on Thursday.
St John Ambulance Operations Manager John Garraway told ABC Darwin radio a 22-year-old man was connecting a boat trailer to the back of his car when part of his thumb was amputated.
He was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital and underwent surgery.