{"id":18121,"date":"2025-06-24T19:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=18121"},"modified":"2025-06-24T19:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:56:46","slug":"heartbreaking-update-after-tourist-22-has-legs-torn-off-by-boat-propeller-in-horror-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=18121","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking update after tourist, 22, has legs torn off by boat propeller in horror accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header_header__gD613\">\n<div class=\"article-header_meta__N4zeN\">\n<h2 class=\"summary_summary__q_VAA\">The young woman has had over 20 surgeries since the tragic accident<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"lyesf69f62181db010\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      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left critically injured after a boat accident is facing issues amid her ongoing road to recovery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Back in May, Hannah Smith, 22, was on a cruise in the\u00a0Bahamas\u00a0with her friend when\u00a0she fell off the vessel\u00a0and was sucked underneath it as it tried to dock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Hannah&#8217;s legs have been left partially severed because of the tragic accident and she had to be rushed back home to the\u00a0US\u00a0for urgent\u00a0medical attention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-video-player_container__u4D9_\">\n<div id=\"primisPlayer\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"primisPlayerContainerDiv\" class=\"primisslate\">\n<div id=\"primis_container_div_6858239f2611e\">\n<div id=\"primis_playerSekindoSPlayer6858239f2611c\">\n<div id=\"Player-Div-SekindoSPlayer6858239f2611c\">\n<div id=\"Video-Div-SekindoSPlayer6858239f2611c\">\n<div id=\"Video-iFrame-SekindoSPlayer6858239f2611c\">\n<div id=\"layoutContainerDiv\">\n<div 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class=\"text_text__nEn66\">A\u00a0GoFundMe\u00a0has since been created for Hannah by her sister where her loved ones have been giving updates on the young woman&#8217;s progress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The\u00a0fundraiser\u00a0has a target of\u00a0$250,000\u00a0and so far over $53,000 has been raised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The bio of the page describes Hannah as &#8216;light&#8217; and &#8216;love&#8217;. &#8220;Our little sister is nothing short of a headache but we wouldn\u2019t want her any other way,&#8221; her sibling Rachel goes on to write. &#8220;She is literally the strongest of us all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Rachel posted the most recent update about Hannah&#8217;s recovery yesterday (June 20), where she shared some bad news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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rough. She was scheduled to undergo her 27\/28th surgery today. However, due to multiple complications, surgeons were unable to proceed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;She&#8217;s currently undergoing needed lab work, tests and procedures to assist with her comfort, control pain, remedy certain issues and prepare for additional surgeries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;Anyone who&#8217;s ever been in an ICU knows that some days are better than others. Yesterday and today have not been the best days. Please keep her lifted in prayer. 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