A popular spring break activity caused a Tennessee woman to land in hospital after an unusual accident felt like she had been hit by a car.
Cierra Stockard enjoyed a tropical vacation with friends when he bought a Dolphin-Encounter excursion at Dolphin Cove, Jamaica on March 16th, a Dolphin-Encounter excursion, the mother of two.Good morning AmericaThe experience known as the “Dolphin Royal Swim” allows visitors to have practical encounters with marine mammals. Organization Website.
Excursions allow visitors to interact with dolphins. “Foot push and jump into the water at maximum speed,” the website says. Tourists are given the opportunity to stand on the back of dolphins for photo opportunities.
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The popular spring break attraction left two Tennessee mothers hospitalized after slipping and falling on the backs of two Jamaican dolphins earlier this month. (istock)
Stockard enjoyed her visit when she slipped and fell off the dolphin and landed on the animal fin, she told GMA.
“The dolphin on my left was swimming a little faster than the dolphin on my right, so that made me unbalanced,” Stockard said.
Jamaica, Montego Bay. (istock)
The impact of the dolphin fin felt like Stockard had been attacked by a car, she said.
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Cierra Stockard was towed by two dolphins, slipped and fell, and landed on the mammal's fins earlier this month when he visited Dolphin Cove in Jamaica. (istock)
“It hit me so hard that I felt like I was in a car accident,” Stockard told GMA. “I started to panic, which blew the wind out of me.”
Stockard thinks it appears he's trying to help her after the fall.
“They come, rubbed me, stop my body from swimming and are right next to me,” Stockard said.
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Stockard told GMA that the effects of the dolphin fin felt like they were “in a car accident.” (istock)
Stockard was rushed to Montego Bay Hospital, where he suffered from a “grapefruit-sized hematoma” and needed emergency surgery. Stockard told GMA that he has sickle cell anemia. National Institutes of Health.
Stockard returned home to Tennessee on March 24, eight days after the incident, requiring additional treatment from a nearby hospital.
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Aerial view of Montego Bay, Jamaica. (It will be the Twot/Jamaica Tourist Board/DPA)
“Fortunately, I'm in a stable state [I’m not] All the way on my deathbed,” Stockdoll said.
Dolphin Cove did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
