A SURVIVOR in the Alton Towers Smiler crash has announced her engagement three and a half years after losing her right leg.
Vicky Balch, 23, thought she would never find love again but said yes when her boyfriend of one year got down on one knee this weekend.
The pair were spending a romantic weekend away at Mottram Hall in Cheshire when 25-year-old Dino Manciocchi popped the question after laying a display of rose petals and heart-shaped balloons on the bed.
Vicky told the Mirror: “I had no idea he was going to propose and couldn’t believe it when he asked me. I’m so happy and excited for the rest of our lives together.”
The happy couple live together in Preston, Lancashire, and have been together for a year when Dino proposed on Friday night.
Pizza company owner Dino said: “She kept me waiting to say ‘yes’ for a few minutes as she couldn’t quite believe it but once she realised I was serious she couldn’t stop crying she was so happy.”
He added: “She is a wonderful person who is so mentally strong. She supports me through everything I do and she really does deserve to be happy and I’m so happy to be part of that.”
Back in 2015 Vicky had to have her right leg amputated when she was riding on the Smiler roller-coaster that crashed at Alton Towers.
She and 15 others were injured in the incident, when their car crashed into another that was stationary on the track.
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Merlin Attractions, owner of Alton Towers was fined a total of £5million.
Vicky spoke last week about getting a prosthetic leg fitted that cost £60,000.
She said: “This is the final puzzle piece for me. It’s amazing to feel like a sexy feminine woman again.”
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