UK teenager who was mauled by crocodile feared losing foot

Amelie Osborn-Smith says she feels ‘very lucky’ in first interview after incident while rafting in Zambia

A British teenager who was mauled by a crocodile in southern Africa feared she would need to have her foot amputated, and said she felt “very lucky” during an interview from her hospital bed.

Amelie Osborn-Smith, 18, was left with her right foot “hanging loose” and a dislocated hip after the attack in the Zambezi River in Zambia while she was taking a break during a white water rafting expedition.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3dnhn9Y