Three-year-old boy loses legs after rare infection

SAN DIEGO, CA (KGTV) — What a family thought was a minor scrape on a bike ride turned into a heartbreaking situation for a 3-year-old boy in San Diego.

“He fell down, scratched his knee. We put antibacterial spray and a band-aid, and out we went,” Brian Baumkirschner, the 3-year-old’s father recalled.

Brian says little Beauden spent the next few hours riding bikes, running around, and at one point, playing in the dirt.

“Just before 6 p.m. he said, ‘My tummy hurts. Is it bedtime?'” Brian said.

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