Sunday, December 15, 2024
32.0°F
19-year-old Matthew Read gets a visit from cousin Jeremy Read during his stay at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. (photo provided)

Stories this photo appears in:

19-year-old rescued from Huckleberry Mountain in May avoids double amputation
September 26, 2023 midnight

19-year-old rescued from Huckleberry Mountain in May avoids double amputation

Told to expect a double amputation below the knees owing to frostbite, the 19-year-old from Michigan who spent several harrowing days lost in Glacier National Park in early May is now battling to make a full recovery without the loss of his extremities.