It may be a childhood game, but tug-of-war injuries can be serious and lead to permanent consequences. Edith Rodriguez and Pablo Ocegueda, students in South El Monte High School in South El Monte ...

A simple length of rope tore off the fingers of two teenagers during a schoolyard tug-of-war staged to boost campus spirit. The boy and girl had stable vital signs Tuesday after undergoing hours ...

A game of tug-of-war resulted in the loss of multiple fingers for two students at a Los Angeles County high school on Monday, officials said. Students at South El Monte High School were competing ...

What started out as a fun game of tug of wars took a violent turn after a women in her late 20s lost her thumb. Dr Khalid Al Awadi, head of the Hand Unit at Rashid Hospital, said the woman came to ...

SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. — Two high school students whose fingers were severed during a game of tug-of-war have undergone surgery in an effort to have their digits re-attached, hospital officials ...

Truly, the age of innocence has passed. Two students at South El Monte High School in California were participating in a seemingly harmless game of tug of war with about 40 of their peers when the ...

Two former South El Monte High School student athletes are suing the El Monte Union High School District after a senior tug-of-war event severed several of their fingers.