Teen gets robotic arm four years after being shot in Utah
March 16, 2021
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LOGAN, Utah (AP) Four years after two classmates shot her in the head and left her for dead in a canal in Utah, Deserae Turner received a robotic arm to help in her recovery, the family said.
Turner, 18, expressed excitement over gaining more independence since 2017 when two classmates lured her into a canal and shot her, blinding her left eye and paralyzing her left arm, KSL-TV reported.
Turner has undergone more than a dozen procedures since the shooting, including 10 brain surgeries, and is continuing physical therapy.
“I’m like, ‘I’m an adult, guys, ” she said. “Look at me! I’m doing so good!’”