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ST. GEORGE — Everything was going right for St. George teen Robbie Seaman.
The star lacrosse player at Dixie High already had college scouts looking at him, and he was winning mountain bike races against hundreds of other kids. But life took a drastic detour.
On Jan. 21, 2024, the side-by-side he was riding in flipped, completely crushing his right forearm.
"Do you remember when … Harry Potter's bones just turned into jelly?" Seaman asked. "That's what my arm looked like."
His mother, Wendy Seaman, said he initially didn't realize the seriousness of the injury and was more concerned about the upcoming lacrosse season.
"My first thought was I'm going to be fine," Robbie Seaman said. "It's just another injury. I was like, it hurts pretty bad, but I'll bounce back. Well, I didn't realize how bad it was until they amputated my arm."
Robbie Seaman easily could have turned away from the sports he loved. Instead, the young athlete returned after the accident; and just months after his injury, he was back on the lacrosse field. He also started riding his bike again.
Learn more about Seaman's sports injury recovery story in the video above or on YouTube.
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