A foolproof physical strength, a most competitive temperament, a single philosophy: “There is no fatigue either ”… One that the public nicknamed Sara Croft was one of the flagship adventurers of this new season of Koh Lanta entitled Hero island. However, on Friday March 20, 2020, the 50-year-old candidate was forced to abandon her teammates on medical decision. “It's super frustrating and complicated. The sky falls on my head a second time ”, she says to Tele-Star. Injured in the abdomen during the comfort test, she says: “I had a visceral burst. I gave myself completely, except that there, I gave my guts which came out ”. Yes "in the moment", she explains not having noticed anything, “when during the comfort gained, we covered our bodies with mud, I discovered that I had a huge lump on my stomach. The doctor saw him and there was no question of me staying. ”
Back in France, Sara is operated on urgently. “I could occlude or worse. I had to put a plate in my stomach and to top it off, I did not go out right away, because everything did not go wellé ”. Finding her work in September 2019 helped her to “Do a reason”. “I did not leave for nothing. I hope Sam and Naoil will go far now”, she adds. Reluctantly quitting the Denis Brogniart show, a scenario that the sports coach knows well. Of the three editions in which she has participated, this is the second time that her health has failed her. "I wonder what I did to the good god, why my body does not want to go further", she laments to our colleagues. Would she be ready to try again in a future Koh Lanta ? “My head would say yes but my body no. I have to learn from all of this ”.
For his part, Denis Brogniart entrusts to 20 minutes : "All the medical abandonments touch me, but I had never felt such an emotion as when I had to say goodbye to Sara". Dedicating him a “Deep admiration”, he salutes his temper of “Warrior, a fighter”. “It's terrible. She is for me a concentrate of what is a valiant adventurer from Koh Lanta. She is the first and only woman to have successfully made a fire. She is incredible in the trials. She has the mind, the ability to motivate others, to be a leader. She gives 120% of what she has ”, he adds on the one that “Will remain an emblem of Koh Lanta”.
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