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Young Boy Loses Prosthetic Limb During Triathlon, Marines Carry Him To Finish

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Young Boy Loses Prosthetic Limb During Triathlon, Marines Carry Him To Finish
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

THECHIVE.COM - The boy was 11-year-old Ben Baltz of Valparaiso, Florida. When he was six, Ben was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right leg, his fibula and tibia had to be removed.

Ben walks with a mechanical knee and prosthetic walking leg, which he switches out for a running leg to play sports. On Sunday, Ben competed in the Sea Turtle Kids Triathlon. Ben had completed the 150-yard swim and 4-mile bike ride and half the one-mile run when a screw came loose and his running leg broke in half. click here to read more

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