by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman
June 2, 2025
Police mentioned alcohol might have prompted Hannah Smith to leap into the water, however her mother and father deny that occurred.
A freshly minted Miles Faculty graduate misplaced her legs after a freak accident within the Bahamas.
Hannah Smith was celebrating her accomplishment on a Carnival cruise voyage within the Caribbean final month when she fell off the facet of a pontoon boat throughout an tour in Nassau, her mother and father advised The Day by day Mail.
The boat’s propeller blades continued to maintain Smith underneath, slashing her legs till two different feminine passengers lifted her again onto the ferry. The 22-year-old was promptly taken to the hospital after which airlifted again to the US for emergency surgical procedure.
Police mentioned alcohol might have prompted Smith to leap into the water, which her mother and father deny.
“Hannah was not intoxicated,” insisted her mom, Tracy Smith. “She fell from the boat. It’s hurtful to say she jumped as a result of she didn’t.”
Tracy Smith additionally referred to as out investigators for not correctly questioning others who witnessed the incident, together with Smith’s greatest buddy and journey mate Brooklyn Pitre.
“Have they got enjoyable? Sure. Had been they drunk? No. Did she leap?” Tracy Smith mentioned. “No…Are we fully conscious of what occurred? No. However may there have been a security mechanism that was off, was the boat rocking? We aren’t one hundred pc positive of that.”
Smith’s father mentioned that the physician who first handled her in Nassau didn’t discover her intoxicated. Nevertheless, the boat’s captain advised authorities that he heard passengers staying she “jumped off.”
“There are such a lot of issues that would have been occurring. I need to know the reality,” added Tracey Smith. ” This was a younger girl, comfortable, celebrating her life, and now she’s combating for it.’
The household has since launched a GoFundMe to assist cowl Smith’s medical bills. Calling her “the strongest of us all,” they’ve reached out to their overarching group for help throughout this “unimaginable” time.
“We’re praying you proceed to be the strongest and struggle in your life, your goals and aspirations. This boating accident is not going to outline your life. We want you to have many extra birthdays, extra holidays, extra life experiences. We love you endlessly,” detailed the GoFundMe’s description.
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority member obtained her bachelor’s diploma within the arts final month from the Alabama faculty, graduating summa cum laude.
“Hannah exemplifies the Golden Commonplace, and we’re believing in her full restoration,” Miles Faculty wrote on Fb. “We ask our Miles household and prolonged group to maintain her lifted in prayer and to help nevertheless you may.”
Hannah Smith stays in vital situation because the Royal Bahamas Police continues its investigation.
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