Texas graduate student attacked by chimps at Goodall sanctuary in South Africa undergoes 6 hours of surgery

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by NBC News' Rohit Kachroo and The Associated Press

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Posted on July 2, 2012 at 6:41 AM

A U.S. graduate student who was attacked by two chimpanzees while leading a tour at a sanctuary for abused animals underwent six hours of surgery on Sunday at a hospital in South Africa.

Andrew Oberle, 26, suffered extensive soft-tissue injuries to his arms and legs. His wounds were cleaned and stitched under induced sedation, said officials at Mediclinic Nelspruit hospital in Nelspruit, a city east of Johannesburg. He remained in critical but stable condition.

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