The father of a 21-year-old woman from New York City says his daughter was seriously injured while protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota.
Wayne Wilansky says Sophia Wilansky is having a second surgery on a damaged arm at a Minneapolis hospital and might lose the arm. He says his daughter told him she saw a law enforcement officer throw an object at her that exploded.
Wilansky was injured during a clash late Sunday near the camp along the pipeline route in southern North Dakota where protesters have gathered for months.
The Morton County Sheriff's Office has said authorities didn't use any concussion grenades and suggested an explosion heard during the skirmish might have been caused by small propane tanks that authorities said protesters had rigged to explode.
An online fundraiser for the woman's medical expenses has already raised more than $200,000. The fundraiser page said she had been undergoing an extensive, hours-long surgery for her injuries.
