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British woman died saving her sons off the Bahamas coast: husband calls her a hero

Leanne Gregory, 36, from Nottinghamshire, died during a family holiday in the Bahamas while saving her two sons, who had been swept out to sea by a current. The children were rescued, but the woman could not be saved. Her husband said the trip was an early celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary, and the Bahamas police said no foul play is suspected and a post-mortem examination will be carried out.

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In So'kh, a fallen concrete power line pole led to amputation of an elderly man's leg

In the So'kh district of Fergana region, on September 5, a concrete power transmission pole installed the day before fell near a resident's house. The victim, Mirzomamat Sokhibnazarov, was first taken to the district hospital, then to Fergana, where his right leg was amputated. According to Kun.uz, the pole was produced by the private company 'Solikhakhon Saidakhon' and installed by the JV 'Sokh trans dunyo jahon'. According to the victim's son, the responsible organizations have not contacted the family.

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On the evening of October 19, a power outage occurred in three districts of Tashkent due to an accident on a 110 kV power line

On the evening of October 19, power supply disruptions occurred in the Qibray, Tashkent and Yunusabad districts due to the shutdown of the 110 kV lines 'Sokin-2' and 'Botanika-1'. By 19:54, power at the 'Yunusabad', 'Astronomiya' and 'Limunchi' substations was restored, and the 'L-Botanika-1' line was switched to another source. The Svetanet.uz service recorded 129 reports of outages, of which 102 were confirmed.

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Man dies after falling from a roller coaster in the US

At the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park in Georgia, one person died and several others were injured in an incident on a ride. Police did not specify which ride was involved, but footage shows the stopped Goliath roller coaster. Six Flags suspended similar rides at nine other parks as a precaution. Witnesses said the man fell out of his seat and struck parts of the ride before hitting the ground.

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