A kayaker’s leg was amputated during a dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to free him from between rocks on a river in Australia on Saturday, local police said.

Officials said the man, a tourist in his 60s, was kayaking with friends in the Franklin River when he slipped and became trapped.

A kayaker had their leg amputated during a rescue operation after they became stuck between rocks on a river in Australia for more than 20 hours. According to a statement from the Tasmania Police on Facebook,