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LOST BOTH MY LEGS... LOOK AT ME NOW!

A double amputee, who lost her legs after being pinned under her truck for a gruelling 12 hours, has defied the odds by becoming a mum and a champion athlete.

Shona Muckert, 41, from Birtinya in Queensland, was driving back from a friend’s house in 2004 when her 4WD got caught on loose gravel and spun out of control, rolling four times before landing on the driver’s side.

The then 25-year-old’s legs were flung out of the window at

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