frostbite

Example Sentences

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Red Cross workers come to distribute food and water - one telling me of migrants they found who needed their fingers amputated after catching frostbite.

From BBC

One person survived the crash, and a delay in notifying search and rescue teams contributed to the severity of his injuries, which included “extensive frostbite damage to both hands,” the report said.

From Seattle Times

“From the JMT that can mean up 3,000 feet over a pass. You can probably make it out in tenny-runners without getting frostbite, but not without some misery — the epic factor.”

From Los Angeles Times

His father, who worked as a “sirdar” or “lead Sherpa” on the mountain, could no longer climb after losing several toes and fingers to frostbite.

From Seattle Times

A helicopter can fetch you if you get frostbite while attempting a summit in the Himalayas.

From New York Times