Man's leg amputated after being trapped under cement truck on Bali holiday
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: A Sydney man has survived a horror crash in Bali but lost his right leg after being trapped under a cement truck.
Oliver Doussett, from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, had his leg amputated following a horrific crash while on a surfing trip.
“I saw a cement truck overtaking a car on our side of the road,” Mr Doussett, 26, said.
“My driver had nowhere to go and we went underneath the rear axle of the truck.”
In excruciating pain, Mr Doussett used a shoelace as a tourniquet and got a taxi to hospital.
“I saw my leg on the ground with my calf muscle next to my leg. I just kind of scooped up my leg in my hands and put it all back together,” he said.
“I was just counting up to 20 and counting back to one just really telling myself, ‘I got this, we can make it’.”
But squalid conditions led to infections and then earthquake tremors saw doctors and nurses run from his ward.
“The bed rest was just going side to side, and I thought ‘I can’t believe it this is it I’m going to die here in an earthquake’,” Mr Doussett said.
Mr Doussett’s parents paid for a medivac to Royal Perth Hospital even though he had travel insurance.
In Perth, he had his leg amputated.
A doctor from the Perth hospital said the infection could have been life-threatening, but he is now convinced Mr Doussett “has a bright future”.
The 26-year-old had five surgeries and the next 10 days were crucial to his recovery.
The surfer could lose more of his leg if the infection returns but he remained determined.
“I’m ready to face that and overcome those and come out stronger than ever,” Mr Doussett said.
He advised other travellers to “really have your wits about you” when headed overseas.
A GoFundMe page has been started to help Mr Doussett in his recovery.
