Dancer's leg nearly severed.A PROMISING dancer's dreams of turning professional have been shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. after her leg was almost severed sev·er v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·ers v.tr. 1. To set or keep apart; divide or separate. 2. To cut off (a part) from a whole. 3. in a horror accident. Charlene Montgomery, 20, was hit by an out-of-control car near her home in Greenock last Saturday. Doctorssaidonlyhertightjeans helped hold her leg together. And after gruelling ops, they managed to reattach Re`at`tach´ v. t. 1. To attach again. the limb. Charlene - who harboured hopes of becoming a dance teacher - was found by her dad, offshore worker James, 48, who said last night: "It's something that will haunt me forever. "Shewasscreamingthatherleg was off and she could feel blood pouring out and she said, 'Please don't let me die,dad'." Mum Linda, a nurse, said: "Dancing was her absolute life. It's so tragic." A driver has been charged in connection with the incident. |
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