Going from being a newbie snowboarder 4 years in the past to being on the cusp of representing Australia on the Paralympics, Aaron McCarthy remains to be pinching himself.
The 31-year-old barley farmer from southern New South Wales misplaced his decrease proper leg in a harvest accident in December 2021.
He saved his personal life by tourniqueting his leg with a shirt and calling emergency providers and his spouse.
Snowboarding was a part of his rehabilitation at a mobility clinic in Thredbo.
“If I can stand up and get exterior and get shifting — that is the place I thrive essentially the most,” he stated.
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Having solely tried snowboarding only a handful of instances earlier than the accident, the game has since turn out to be extra than simply rehabilitation for McCarthy.
“The quantity of doorways that dropping my leg has opened has been unreal,” he stated.
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