SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — What was supposed to be a memorable first cruise became a nightmare for a young Louisiana woman who suffered a catastrophic injury during a rope swing excursion in Honduras, forcing a nearly $50,000 emergency air evacuation back to the United States.
The incident occurred on the third day of a Carnival cruise, according to the woman’s boyfriend, Blake. While participating in a shore excursion, Kirsten Lindsey was injured when a retrieval line appeared to have been improperly connected to the swing, Blake said.
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“The line suddenly tightened between Kirsten’s legs just before she dropped,” Blake explained, describing what he called a catastrophic saddle injury…