Boy (3) undergoes 5 surgeries and extent of feeling in his arms unknown following crocodile attack at Huntingdonshire zoo
The boy (3) attacked by a crocodile at Johnsons of Old Hurst, close to Huntingdon, has now undergone five surgeries.
An update issued by the family of the boy who was a victim of an attack that saw him fall into the crocodile enclosure at the zoo, has confirmed the treatment he has undergone over the past two weeks.
Since the incident on June 18, his family have been living at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. He has undergone surgeries and facing the prospect of at least two more; one of these being a nerve reconstruction in his arm.
Uncertainty remains about the feeling and movement he possesses in his arms.
The update read: “We are extremely grateful for everyone’s generosity. We could never thank you enough for the support you have given our family in this horrible time.
"We have been living at the hospital for two weeks now and our son has undergone five surgeries. At this moment in time, we know that our son is to undergo at least two more surgeries, one of those surgeries being a nerve reconstruction in his arm.
"These last two weeks have been a very uncertain and unsettling time. This uncertainty remains as we still don’t know the extent of his feeling, movement and function in both of his arms, wrists and hands.
"This will only be identified after casts and bandages are able to be removed and he can begin his rehabilitation journey.
His rehabilitation journey is uncertain but we do know that it won’t be a short process."
A fundraising campaign has been launched to help support the boy’s recovery and has already raised over £40,000 after going live four days ago.
The family added: The money that has been donated so far has been used to pay for our expenses. We are both currently away from work and the time in which this will need to be the case is unknown. We have a newborn baby to look after, mortgage to pay for and other expenses including our car, food and bills.
"The donations have helped ease the pressure of these expenses so we are extremely grateful to everyone. Further donations will be used to support our son’s rehabilitation and to give back to the hospital who have helped us in many ways during this challenging time. Thank you.”