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Flesh-Eating Infection Claims Student's Leg

Deadly bacteria linked to zip-line injury on river trip

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted May 10, 2012 12:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Georgia college student has lost a leg to a flesh-eating infection after a zip-line injury. Aimee Copeland, a 24-year old master's student at the University of West Georgia, is fighting for her life after a homemade zip line cut into her calf during...   Read full story »

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