21-Year-Old Dance Major Continues Ballet Following Bone Cancer, Leg Amputation: 'I Never Gave Up'

Photo: Lisa Skrubis Kara Skrubis has had a passion for ballet since she was 3 years old, competing across the country and sharing dreams to teach the younger generation how to dance. Now 21, the New York native tells PEOPLE that although she’s always had a life purpose, that purpose has become more meaningful since overcoming a “devastating” battle with bone cancer. In October 2019, Skrubis woke up one morning with a lot of pain in her left knee.

21-Year-Old Missing Kayaker's Remains Found in Colorado After Falling into Lake Granby amid 'Heavy Winds'

Grand County Sheriff’s Office The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said in apost on X(formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday that they received a 911 call around 6:45 a.m. local time, reporting that there was a male in the water near Deer Island. The authorities were unable to conduct a thorough search at the time due to “heavy winds and choppy waters,” per the sheriff’s office’spress release. The following day, at approximately 7:30 p.

21-Year-Old Woman Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer After Years of Doctors Dismissing Her Pain

The San Diego State University student, now 21, opened up toTodayabout her years of pain before the diagnosis. When the pain began, Sanders said her OB-GYN told her to try birth control and that her body was simply going through changes. This started years of doctors visits where her pain was continuously dismissed as period cramps. “I thought I was crazy having these pains [because] doctors always [dismissed] my pain,” she told the outlet.

22-Month-Old Twin Dies in 'Freak Accident' After Cement Truck Falls Off Texas Bridge and Lands on Family SUV

Four people were in the car when the accident occurred, including the victim and his twin sibling, as well as a 54-year-old driver and 22 year-old female passenger. The cement truck that killed Nicolas was traveling southbound in the outside lane of the parkway when its 36-year-old driver “lost control” of the vehicle, Gilliland says. The truck then spun into the road’s outside barrier wall before it fell over onto the Ford below, according to authorities.

22-Year-Old British Tourist Killed by Helicopter in Front of Friends During Greek Vacation

The victim, identified as Jack Fenton, had just taken a helicopter ride with three friends from the island of Mykonos to the Spata airport in mainland Athens when the accident happened,TheTimesreported Tuesday. “All four passengers had disembarked and were escorted to a private lounge awaiting a private flight for London,” Ioannis Kandyllis, president of Greece’s committee for aviation accidents, toldThe Times. However, according to Kandyllis, Fenton then broke away from his pals and returned to the tarmac, “rushing to the helicopter at a fast pace.