Parents of boy hurt in crocodile enclosure reveal extent of injuries after seven surgeries
The family said the boy has undergone a nerve graft and may need months of testing before doctors know if it restored hand function.
- This week, a three-year-old boy injured in a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst in Cambridgeshire underwent his seventh surgery at Addenbrooke.
- Owners Andy and Tracey Johnson described the incident as "one of the most distressing" their family and staff at the Johnsons had ever encountered after the child sustained severe injuries on June 18.
- Surgeons harvested a nerve from his leg to replace missing nerve tissue in his left arm, while a GoFundMe page has raised more than £67,000 to support the family.
- The boy "is now stable, but he faces a long road to recovery," according to parents who are temporarily taking time off work to support his physical and psychological rehabilitation.
- Cambridgeshire Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Norfolk on suspicion of attempted murder, and authorities stated he was "assessed as not being fit for interview" until September 18.
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A three-year-old boy injured in a crocodile attack has undergone seven surgeries. The child is now smiling, talking and playing with his feet.
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Boy attacked by Cambridgeshire zoo crocodile ‘smiling again’ – parents
The parents of a three-year-old boy who was attacked in a crocodile enclosure say they are “amazed” at the progress he is making and that he is “smiling again”. The boy was visiting Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on 18 June when he was attacked by at least one of the animals. In a post on a fundraising page, his parents said: “Four weeks later and the cheeky little boy that we love so much is talking to the nurses, playin…
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