A former national gymnast who was paralysed after a freak vaulting accident is determined to learn to walk again. Jennifer Smyth, 25, trained 20 hours a week and competed in national gymnastics competitions before a freak accident put a stop to it. Jennifer, from Eglinton, County Londonderry, was practicing a new vaulting move in September of 2013 when she landed flat on her back. She realised she couldn't move any part of her body - and was rushed to hospital for surgeries. It was soon revealed she had fractured two vertebrae as she landed - rendering her quadriplegic and curtailing her gymnastics career.
SWNS / Pamela Smyth
