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Good Samaritan in own race to fund life-saving surgery

Tuesday, 06 October 2015, 09:28
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Good Samaritan in own race to fund life-saving surgery
Ashleigh Botha, who helped a child in distress.
NATIONAL NEWS - ASHLEIGH Botha is no stranger to medical emergencies and is in a race against time to raise enough money for her own lifesaving surgery.

But when she saw a frantic mother and a young girl who got her leg stuck in a drainpipe at Hobie Beach on Friday, she did not think twice about helping.

“My sister Chelsea and I just went for a walk at the beach when we saw the commotion,” Botha said yesterday.

“I felt so sorry for the little girl, Phakama Notshoba, because everybody was standing around taking pictures.”

Phakama’s foot got stuck in an uncovered drain pipe at the Hobie Beach showers on Friday.
 
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