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Tug-Of-War Students Lose Their Fingers
A boy and a girl have had several fingers torn off during a game of tug-of-war at their high school in Southern California.
The two South El Monte High School students were rushed to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where doctors were preparing to reattach the digits.
"They are both stable and the parents were by their bedside," hospital spokeswoman Rosa Sacca told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
"They were getting ready to be taken to the operating room to try to reattach the fingers."
School district official Edward Zuniga declined to identify the students, but the newspaper said the girl was on the school's soccer team and the boy was an American football player.
The teenagers were participating in a lunchtime activity celebrating homecoming with current and former students on Monday.
"We'll review the activity with the district administration," Mr Zuniga said.
"We're in the early stages. We just want to make sure we have all the facts straight before we talk about changing activities."
Authorities did not say how many fingers were lost or explain how the tug-of-war caused the injuries.
A boy and a girl have had several fingers torn off during a game of tug-of-war at their high school in Southern California.
The two South El Monte High School students were rushed to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where doctors were preparing to reattach the digits.
"They are both stable and the parents were by their bedside," hospital spokeswoman Rosa Sacca told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
"They were getting ready to be taken to the operating room to try to reattach the fingers."
School district official Edward Zuniga declined to identify the students, but the newspaper said the girl was on the school's soccer team and the boy was an American football player.
The teenagers were participating in a lunchtime activity celebrating homecoming with current and former students on Monday.
"We'll review the activity with the district administration," Mr Zuniga said.
"We're in the early stages. We just want to make sure we have all the facts straight before we talk about changing activities."
Authorities did not say how many fingers were lost or explain how the tug-of-war caused the injuries.
