Two teenagers from Fort Myers who were injured in what investigators are calling a terrorist attack in New Orleans are on the road to recovery, according to their former coach.
Paolo Acosta says she coached both Elle Eisele and Steele Idelson when they played soccer at the Canterbury School.
Acosta shared insight on both teens following the attack.
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One of the two Fort Myers girls who were in the New Orleans attack speaks out
“She’s read and heard about the articles and stories being done about her, and she’s very appreciative,” says Coach Acosta.
Elle posted on Instagram for the first time since the attack on Friday.
She said, in part, “I am alive, and I am thankful that god spared Steele and myself. I’m reading your messages, and I’m thankful for your support and love, and one day soon, I’ll be replying to you.”
Acosta says the girls were among more than 30 people injured when the driver of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street.