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In an unbelievably horrific accident, a teenager survived being thrown 30 feet into the air despite suffering from broken limbs.
Kennedy Littledike, who was just 16 at the time, has opened up about her life-altering car accident and how she survived it.
Kennedy, from Nampa, experienced the crash in May 2021, ending up suspended from a power line with a broken leg.
Her injuries were so severe that doctors had to amputate parts of her leg five times following the incident.
Following a recent breakup, Kennedy had been encouraged by her friends to take her mind off things by doing something enjoyable.
She and her friends decided to drive to the mountains near her home to watch the sunset.
Speaking with Inside Edition earlier this year, Kennedy admitted that she should have pulled over, but everything “happened so quickly.”
She tried to steer the car back onto the road, but her actions led to overcorrection.
All three passengers were ejected from the vehicle, with Kennedy being launched 30 feet into the air.
“We didn’t have our seat belts. So when we were flipping, and I was the first one out, I wasn’t on the ground. I was actually hanging in the power line by my broken leg,” she recalled.
As Kennedy was propelled into the air, her arm was violently pulled backwards, leaving it “hanging on by the skin on [her] back.”
Her femur had broken over the wire, hanging in front of her face.
Although her crash seemed fatal, it was her painful landing that ultimately saved her life.
“A lot of people ask, ‘How did you not bleed out?’ Well, the main artery in my leg was pinched off by the power line, and then the main artery in my arm was actually cauterized when I got electrocuted,” she explained.
“I remember I was drowning in my blood because it was running from my leg, it was running from my arm, and it was going in my nose, and I was just wiping it out because it was literally drowning me.”
Rushed to the hospital, Kennedy underwent 21 surgeries.
Doctors had no choice but to amputate parts of her leg five times.
Kennedy remains steadfast in maintaining a positive mindset.
When asked about advice for others in similar situations, she said: “Don’t feel bad for yourself. That’s the worst thing you can do is sit and feel bad for yourself and be like, ‘Why me? Why?’ Because you’re not going to get an answer.
“You have your whole life ahead of you. Getting up, working for what you want, having goals, pushing yourself, and not feeling bad for yourself, that’s going to be hard too. But at least you’re going to be happier that way.”