Kansas City hospital says multiple fans underwent amputations following record-cold Chiefs playoff game
- Around 30 patients treated at Research Medical Center for injuries from the fourth coldest NFL game on Jan 13.
- Chiefs fans who were at Arrowhead Stadium had amputations due to frostbite after enduring extreme cold temperatures.
- The hospital didn’t specify the exact number of fans needing amputations from the bitter cold conditions during the game.
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NFL fans who went to -20C game attended by Taylor Swift 'underwent amputations after suffering frostbite'
The football fans were among dozens of people across Kansas City who had to be treated for frostbite due to an 11-day cold snap at the beginning of the year. Taylor Swift was also at the match, supporting her boyfriend - but avoided the worst of the cold.
Spectators with amputated fingers after witnessing a terrible frost at an American football match
Some spectators who attended a game of the American Professional Football League (NLF) play-off in January at minus 20 degrees Celsius had their fingers amputated after suffering frostbite, a Missouri hospital said, citing the Associated Press.
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