Georgia Laurie, 31, from Great Britain, is honored with a medal for bravery for defending her twin sister Melissa from a crocodile. Laurie should now receive the King’s Gallantry Medal for this.
What happened? The two women were on an excursion to Mexico with others in 2021. A tourist guide wrongly told them it was safe to go swimming. Georgia Laurie’s sister then spotted the crocodile in the water about 50 feet away.
“It all happened very quickly”
During the desperate escape, the animal caught the sister. “It all happened very quickly,” says Melissa. She was pulled underwater and thought it was over. But her sister Georgia didn’t hesitate for a second.
Woman hit crocodile and dragged sister to shore
Georgia heard her sister’s cries for help, found her unconscious in the water, revived Melissa and attempted to rescue her to shore. But the crocodile attacked again. Georgia then reached out and hit the animal and actually managed to free her sister. Georgia herself suffered injuries when the crocodile bit her hand.
Not a heroic act for a woman: ‘Everyone has this power within them’
The women said in the BBC interview that Georgia then sang “Stand By Me” and “Don’t Worry About A Thing” to her sister to calm her down. When asked if she has always been so capable and calm, Georgia said she believes everyone has that strength within them. In normal daily life you are simply not confronted with it. But it is human nature to survive, protect and love each other.
Honor alleviates trauma
Laurie said the medal was an “honor” that not only surprised but also “shocked” her. “I didn’t see it coming, I didn’t expect it,” she told Sky News. “I feel really privileged. It’s a nice sign that I survived this terrible ordeal… it softens the whole traumatic experience,” she said. And: “The further away it is, the less real it feels,” says Georgia about her horror experience.
Sister put into a medically induced coma
A passing boat rescued them from the water, according to CNN, but it was still a 25-minute drive to the coast and a 20-minute drive to the hospital as “Melissa fought her battle to survive,” the twins said on their JustGiving website. . Page. Melissa suffered a compound open wrist fracture, severe stab wounds to her stomach, intestines and intestines, and multiple bite wounds to her leg, foot and buttocks. She underwent emergency surgery and was then put into an induced coma. While in the hospital, she developed sepsis but eventually made a full recovery.
Sisters are not afraid of the water
Now Georgia and Melissa are preparing for the Thames Marathon – an eight-mile swim in one of Britain’s longest rivers – in August. With their participation they want to collect donations for Mexicans who are at risk of ending up in poverty.
Source: Krone
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