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According to a complaint, Catherine Viteri, 11, severely injured her leg while swimming during a summer camp session when she was ran over by a motorboat operated by a counselor in July of this year

The parents' attorney said that the girl's leg is "permanently mutilated"

In the complaint, the defendants, Coconut Grove Sailing Club and three counselors, are accused of negligence

Their 11-year-old daughter was at summer camp when she almost lost her leg. Now her parents are suing a Miami-based sailing club and three counselors for $10 million.

On July 10, while she was swimming as part of Coconut Grove Sailing Club’s summer camp, Catherine Viteri's right leg was lacerated and “nearly amputated” by the propeller of a motorboat owned by the club, her parents allege in a com

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