A BASINGSTOKE yoga instructor who was sliced by a boat propeller in a serious accident while on holiday in Mexico said it is a “miracle” she is still alive after undergoing four life-saving surgeries.

Amor Armitage suffered an horrific accident on December 17 after her leg and abdomen were cut by the propeller of a boat while she was on holiday with her husband Chase, a stunt performer from Basingstoke.

The yoga teacher was taken to hospital where she had emergency surgery to close the wounds and remove a piece of broken bone from her leg.

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She has since had three further life-saving surgeries and six blood transfusions and has been cared for in an intensive care unit.

A fundraiser has now been set up to raise £100,000 to bring her back home to the UK and help fund her recovery. The couple already have a bill of more than £60,000 for the hospital treatment in Cozumel, Mexico.

The fundraising page for Amor, who runs yoga classes including in Sherborne St John, has so far raised an incredible £55,000.

Posting on her website Yoga Blissipline, Amor said Chase had been taking care of her along with “an incredible team of doctors and nurses that helped save my life”.

She added: “I had an accident that changed my life drastically, its effects are so deep that I’m still digesting it all. However, I viscerally feel that being alive is a miracle.”

Amor said she was snorkelling and free diving with Chase and some new friends when the accident happened.

She added: “I felt a bit cold and decided to head to the boat to warm up.”

She swam to the boat but when she held on to the ladder and tried to climb out, the boat started moving, causing the propeller to hit her abdomen, genitals and legs.

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Describing the moment the propeller struck her, she said: “My body feels heavy and I see the boat moving away from me, out of my gut comes a visceral scream, asking for help. The captain sees me but I know I have to swim towards the boat, so with cuts all over my body I managed to swim to the ladder once again.”

She added: “I looked down and see my insides out.”

Amor managed to pull herself up onto the boat, and said: “My leg feels broken, my body feels mutilated and I feel a pain that is out of this world. Once I manage to pull myself up, the captain helps place my body on the floor and I start trembling, he calls the scuba team and Chase arrives.”

She added: “He did his best to keep me with him and I truly feel that if it wasn’t for my angel Chase, I would not be here today.”

When arriving at hospital, Amor had four-hour surgery on her injuries including to her leg where her quads, tendons and tibia bone were sliced.

She said: “Life gave me another chance.”

The yoga teacher thanked everyone for their messages of support, saying: “I’ve listened to and read most of your messages and you have all kept me going. This has been the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through and I feel fortunate I’m alive.

"Your love, light and energy has given me strength to come out alive of the four surgeries I’ve had so far and I’m so deeply thankful for the amount of love I’ve received.”

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Posting on Instagram, Chase, a member of the Basingstoke free-running group 3RUN, told his 74,000 followers: “I can’t wait to get her home.”

He added: “I’m heartbroken and we are alone out here. First, can I ask you all to pray for my wife’s health and well-being. Please send her all the love and positive energy you can. We need it more than ever. She is such a sweet, gentle soul.

“I’m hoping we can get through this and get her home to the UK asap to have the best specialist care.”

He thanked everyone for sending their love and well-wishes, adding: “Suffering in life is inevitable, but this love makes it bearable.”

Posting an update on Christmas Day, Chase said his wife was “doing great” and had “battled out of ICU into a recovery ward”.

He added: “Each day we give thanks, we do light work, we work on gentle therapy to help the body moving in the ways it can, we channel healing energy and are held in health by such wonderful doctors and nurses. These people are true angels. And the world needs more of them.”

To contribute to the fundraiser click here.