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Bullet Lodged for 20 Years Found in Woman's Leg
8 Jan
Summary
- A woman discovered a bullet in her thigh that had been lodged for two decades.
- The bullet was found after an infected boil on her leg burst.
- She recalled a childhood injury near an armed forces firing range.
A woman in India has revealed the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the discovery of a bullet lodged in her leg for two decades. Kavita, 32, experienced a sudden release of the bullet when an infected boil on her thigh burst after two months of pain and failed medical treatments.
The surprising event led Kavita to remember an incident in 2005 when she was 12 years old. At the time, a wound sustained near an armed forces firing range was mistakenly attributed to a stone by her school teachers. The bullet, believed to be from a self-loading rifle, had been in her leg since then.
Doctors indicated that the bullet's speed had likely diminished, causing it to embed in muscle tissue without damaging vital arteries or nerves. While the wound had healed over time, the protective tissue surrounding the bullet ruptured, leading to the recent infection. Kavita is now recovering well.
