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(Reuters) - A top college runner from Kenya who spent two days lost in an Alaska snowstorm had both of his feet amputated because of severe frostbite damage, the University of Alaska at Anchorage said on Monday.
Marko Cheseto, a two-time NCAA All-American runner disappeared on November 6 after leaving the university campus during a heavy storm. More than two days later he walked into a campus hotel, severely hypothermic and frostbitten, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Both of Cheseto's feet were amputated because of severe frostbite, the university said in a statement.
The disappearance of Cheseto, who had been recruited by the university's cross-country team, triggered an intensive search in the woods surrounding the campus. But authorities said they had been hampered in their search efforts for the star athlete by new-fallen snow, which obscured his tracks.
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Marko Cheseto, a two-time NCAA All-American runner disappeared on November 6 after leaving the university campus during a heavy storm. More than two days later he walked into a campus hotel, severely hypothermic and frostbitten, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Both of Cheseto's feet were amputated because of severe frostbite, the university said in a statement.
The disappearance of Cheseto, who had been recruited by the university's cross-country team, triggered an intensive search in the woods surrounding the campus. But authorities said they had been hampered in their search efforts for the star athlete by new-fallen snow, which obscured his tracks.
Marko Cheseto: Kenyan runner loses both feet after 2 days in Alaska snow - The World from PRX
Marko Cheseto, a long-distance runner from Kenya studying at a college in Alaska, has lost both his feet after spending more than two days out in heavy snow.
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