Australian Ninja Warrior star Fred Dorrington says he s lucky not to have a permanent spinal cord injury after a horrifying accident during training for the show.
The climbing instructor, 31, confirmed on Monday he d dislocated his T12 and T11 vertebrae four days earlier after a bad fall . He underwent surgery on Sunday.
He shared a short video to Instagram of his feet moving in a hospital bed, and said it was an incredibly grateful sight to see as things could have been much worse.
Horror accident: Australian Ninja Warrior star Fred Dorrington says he s lucky not to have a permanent spinal cord injury after a horrifying accident during training for the show