Jim Abbott lost his limb following the incident at Withrow University High School on Aug. 14
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High school football referee Jim Abbott lost his right leg after suffering a severe injury on Aug. 14 in Ohio
He was then taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Clifton, where doctors found he had severed the main artery that supplies blood to the lower leg
Abbott is undergoing physical therapy and his family hopes that he will eventually be fitted with a prosthetic limb
A high school football referee is recovering after he lost his leg in a “life-altering” incident in Ohio.
Jim Abbott was officiating a high school football…
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