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Dancer’s hand ripped clean off in freak boating accident
By Isolde Walters, SWNS
February 21, 2019 | 2:48pm | Updated
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Kristie SitaKristie Sita/SWNS
A dancer poses for a gym selfie to show off her toned biceps — just hours before her hand was ripped off in a freak boating accident.
Kristie Sita was relaxing with friends on the water when a rope attached to an inflatable wrapped around her wrist and severed her hand when she suddenly jerked backward.
The fitness fan, 21, briefly fell unconscious and woke in the water surrounded by blood.
When she raised her left arm to motion for help, she was horrified to see that her hand was missing.
Sita, of Vancouver, Canada, was airlifted to a hospital where her wound was sealed by wrapping the remains of her palm around the stump.
The severed hand was later found in the water, still entangled in the rope.
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Kristie Sita with family in the hospitalKristie Sita/SWNS
Today, she shares fitness tips on Instagram and YouTube with her almost 100,000 combined followers.
Her professional dancing credits include roles in Disney’s “Descendants” and the web series “Sacred Lies.”
Astonishingly, Sita insists that if she had the choice, she would still reach for the rope that day on the lake.
“If I had the chance again, I’d still reach back for the rope. Being an amputee has brought so much love and purpose into my life.
“It’s made me notice the people who stuck with me through the hard moments.”
She said it has also changed her dancing style.
“When you love something so much and it’s almost taken away from you, it triggers a new passion that makes you work and fight hard. When you go through something like that, you know you don’t have endless time.
“When I look at my arm, missing a hand, I see strength and courage.
“Just because I don’t have a hand doesn’t mean I’m unable to do anything I want to do.”
https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/dancers-hand-ripped-clean-off-in-freak-boating-accident/
By Isolde Walters, SWNS
February 21, 2019 | 2:48pm | Updated
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Kristie SitaKristie Sita/SWNS
A dancer poses for a gym selfie to show off her toned biceps — just hours before her hand was ripped off in a freak boating accident.
Kristie Sita was relaxing with friends on the water when a rope attached to an inflatable wrapped around her wrist and severed her hand when she suddenly jerked backward.
The fitness fan, 21, briefly fell unconscious and woke in the water surrounded by blood.
When she raised her left arm to motion for help, she was horrified to see that her hand was missing.
Sita, of Vancouver, Canada, was airlifted to a hospital where her wound was sealed by wrapping the remains of her palm around the stump.
The severed hand was later found in the water, still entangled in the rope.
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Kristie Sita with family in the hospitalKristie Sita/SWNS
Today, she shares fitness tips on Instagram and YouTube with her almost 100,000 combined followers.
Her professional dancing credits include roles in Disney’s “Descendants” and the web series “Sacred Lies.”
Astonishingly, Sita insists that if she had the choice, she would still reach for the rope that day on the lake.
“If I had the chance again, I’d still reach back for the rope. Being an amputee has brought so much love and purpose into my life.
“It’s made me notice the people who stuck with me through the hard moments.”
She said it has also changed her dancing style.
“When you love something so much and it’s almost taken away from you, it triggers a new passion that makes you work and fight hard. When you go through something like that, you know you don’t have endless time.
“When I look at my arm, missing a hand, I see strength and courage.
“Just because I don’t have a hand doesn’t mean I’m unable to do anything I want to do.”
https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/dancers-hand-ripped-clean-off-in-freak-boating-accident/
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