"Our scientists found shattered bone and large hematomas which are indicative of a ship strike, " he told BBC News.

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The shock wave shattered the thinnest bone of her skull, and fragments entered her brain, the hospital said.

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Her femur shattered, and before the muscles could tighten, she straightened the leg with her own hands so the bone shards wouldn't tear into her artery.

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