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The people killed in the Los Angeles-area wildfires that have been raging out of control this week include a 67-year-old amputee and his disabled son.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
The Associated Press reported that 67-year-old amputee Anthony Mitchell and his son, Justin, who has cerebral palsy, also died in the fire in Altadena.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
Anthony and Justin Mitchell Anthony Mitchell, a 67-year-old amputee, and his son, Justin, who has cerebral palsy, died in the fire in Altadena.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Anthony was an amputee and lived with Justin who had cerebral palsy, according to White.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
The Associated Press reported that 67-year-old amputee Anthony Mitchell and his son, Justin, who has cerebral palsy, also died in the fire in Altadena.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
Anthony and Justin Mitchell Anthony Mitchell, a 67-year-old amputee, and his son, Justin, who has cerebral palsy, died in the fire in Altadena.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Anthony was an amputee and lived with Justin who had cerebral palsy, according to White.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē 
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated
Medical Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had a limb amputated
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