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Madison podiatrist suffers broken foot in Iowa parade horse tragedy


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Randy Kittleson, DPM, of Verona, Wisconsin, was injured by a pair of runaway carriage horses during a 4th of July parade in Bellevue, Iowa, on Sunday, July 4th.

The University of Wisconsin Health System podiatrist was viewing the 4th of July parade with his wife, Pam Kittleson (a University of Wisconsin pharmacy specialist), and his two young children when the two horses bolted through the small Iowa town.

A 60-year-old Iowa woman was killed in the tragic incident, and 23 people were injured.

Randy Kittleson grabbed his children to snatch the youngsters out of harm’s way, as the horses raced through the 4th of July parade route. In the melee, one of the horses stomped on Randy Kittleson’s left foot, causing a podiatric fracture.

The Kittlesons’ children suffered scrapes and bruises in the 4th of July runaway parade horse incident.

Here’s the story on the parade horse tragedy in Bellevue, Iowa, on July 4, 2010:
 

A 60-year-old Iowa woman was killed, and at least 23 others were injured, when a pair of carriage horses panicked and bolted during a 4th of July parade....
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