Originally published Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 2:42 AM
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Player's leg amputated after lightning strike
Danish soccer player Jonathan Richter has had the lower part of his left leg amputated, six weeks after he was struck by lightning during a reserve game.
The Associated Press
Danish soccer player Jonathan Richter has had the lower part of his left leg amputated, six weeks after he was struck by lightning during a reserve game.
The FC Nordsjaelland defender's condition is improving and he will "very soon" be moved from the intensive care unit at a Copenhagen hospital, his family said in a statement posted Tuesday on the club's Web page.
It said he "was making great progress" but gave no further details on the 24 year old.
Richter was struck during a brief thunder storm July 20 while playing against second-tier team Hvidovre. He was placed in an induced coma for 10 days.
Richter joined FC Nordsjaelland in 2005. The club is currently eighth in the Danish league standings.
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