Family hopeful after boy loses arm in crocodile attack
Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to seven-year-old Johandré Blom and his family after he survived a crocodile attack that cost him his arm.
Several listeners from the fishing, school, and Hartbeespoort communities asked Good Morning Angels to assist the Blom family after seven-year-old Johandré lost his arm in a crocodile attack.
With the help of all our amazing sponsors, we managed to raise R400,000 to assist the young boy and his family.
On the morning that Johandré's dad visited Jacaranda FM, he also received the amazing news that his son had woken up from his coma—and it has been uphill from there.
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Breakfast with Martin Bester caught up with the family to find out how life has been since the terrifying attack.
The Attack
Seven-year-old Johandré Blom, his dad Corné, and mom Amanda joined friends for a fishing trip at a dam near Brits on the weekend of 21 March (Human Rights Day).
Johandré and his friend Dylan were playing in the shallow water, just metres from where their dads had their fishing lines in the water.
In a flash, their laid-back day turned into a nightmare when a large crocodile grabbed Johandré and dragged him into the water.
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Dylan screamed, and Corné rushed into the water, grabbing onto his son.
The crocodile spun them around, but Corné managed to free Johandré, only to realise that his left arm had been torn off.
Corné rushed him to the hospital and was met along the way by emergency services. Johandré was stabilised and flown to a hospital in Alberton, where he was placed in a medically induced coma.
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