Woman loses leg in freak boat propeller accident [Video]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) – A freak boating accident has changed an Alabama woman’s life forever.

On May 15, Nikki Goodman was on a boat with her husband heading out to Gravine Island near Mobile, Alabama, for a day of fun in the sun.

They had just left the Chickasaw boat launch and were anticipating a great day.

“I was laying out in the sun, he was fishing, you know, having a relaxing day,” Goodman said.

Suddenly, their boat malfunctioned, and the unthinkable happened.

“All of a sudden, the hydraulic cable breaks that goes to the steering, so when it broke, the boat just started spinning and it immediately threw us off [the boat],” Goodman said.

In the chaos, the boat’s propeller sliced Goodman’s legs. Her husband made it back on to the boat, but he couldn’t find her until she began yelling for help.

“I was just like, ‘Help me, my legs are going numb, I can’t feel my …