Model Suffers Severe Injuries in Prop Accident

Bethany Whitfield

Friday, December 09, 2011 at 12:12 AM ET

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A 23-year-old fashion model, Lauren Scruggs, suffered severe injuries after walking into a spinning airplane propeller at Aero County Airport in McKinney, Texas.
She sustained significant trauma to her face, shoulder, and hand, leading to the amputation of her left hand and the risk of losing her left eye.
The accident occurred after a flight to view Christmas lights; circumstances are unclear but speculate she was returning to thank the pilot or during a passenger switch.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently investigating the incident.

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A 23-year-old fashion model suffered severe injuries after walking into the propeller of a 2011 Aviat Husky at Aero County Airport in McKinney, Texas, on Saturday night.

Lauren Scruggs reportedly went flying with a friend to get an aerial view of the Christmas lights in Dallas immediately before the accident. Scruggs’ parents say they believe Lauren may have been returning to the airplane to give the pilot one final thank you for the flight when she accidentally walked into the plane’s spinning propeller.