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24-year-old loses control of lower body after Dahi Handi pyramid crashes on top
Updated On: 09 September, 2023 08:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
He was cheering on revellers when incident happened, badly injuring his cervical spine
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Two of the 11 patients admitted to KEM hospital had hip fractures while one broke his leg
Dahi Handi celebrations took a tragic turn for several Govindas who sustained serious injuries while performing daring feats on Thursday. As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), 107 injured Govindas visited various civic-run hospitals on Thursday out of which 14 had to be admitted. In total, 11 wounded revellers from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) have been admitted to KEM hospital. On Friday, some of their relatives could be seen waiting anxiously outside the operation theatre. While three patients have already undergone surgery and will take six months to a year to recover, two others will take longer time to heal.
A 24-year-old bystander from Nalasopara fractured his neck after a human pyramid collapsed on him on the premises of his building on Thursday. He cannot move the lower half of his body and while he will undergo surgery at KEM hospital on Saturday, he may never improve neurologically. Doctors are hoping for
a miracle.
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