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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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…
Family of toddler tossed into crocodile enclosure reveal extent of three-year-old's injuries
The three-year-old boy who was thrown into a crocodile enclosure continues to receive treatment in the hospital following the horrific attack.The update from the family comes nearly a month after being hurled into the reptile's cage at Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo in Cambridgeshire.The child has endured seven surgical procedures since the incident on June 18, when a 30-year-old man with a learning disability threw him approximately 15 feet into an …
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The Independent (US)Boy, 3, injured in crocodile attack able to play again after surgeries
The boy’s parents admitted they feared their son ‘wasn’t going to make it’ after multiple operations
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