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Mom accidentally shoots herself in the foot but 'beloved Crocs' saved her from amputation

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Published 16:43 5 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Mom accidentally shoots herself in the foot but 'beloved Crocs' saved her from amputation

A 'freak accident' occurred after a mom found a gun in her friend's house

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A mom-of-two has opened up about her 'luck' after her decision to wear crocs saved her from amputation when she accidentally shot herself in the foot.

On March 31 last year, Marissa Jones was at a friend's house in San Antonio, Texas, when she spotted they had a 'gun out by their bedroom door'.

The 26-year-old nurse and mom-of-two decided to put the firearm underneath her friend's bed so it would be hidden from her one-year-old daughter Ava.

However, as she began hitting it under with her foot, she didn't see it hit the frame of the bed, causing it to release and shooting into her foot.

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She explained: "Under the bed there's a pole to stand the bed" up and I guess the back of the gun hit that and it just went off. It happened so fast."

The mom-of-two spotted a gun at a friend's house and tried to conceal it from her kids (Kennedy News and Media)
The mom-of-two spotted a gun at a friend's house and tried to conceal it from her kids (Kennedy News and Media)

Marissa says the gun shot her 'in the right foot' and she immediately leapt on the bed in pain.

Hit with a reported 40 pellets, Marissa credits her Crocs shoes as to why her foot wasn't lost completely.

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"I was wearing my Crocs and the pellets actually went through my Crocs - my Croc saved my foot," she said. "If I'd been barefoot everything would've been shattered. I would've lost my foot, it was a complete freak accident."

The trusty Crocs (Kennedy News and Media)
The trusty Crocs (Kennedy News and Media)

Marissa was rushed to University Hospital where she remained for 10 days.

Doctors were able to retrieve 20 of the 40 pellets from her foot and Marissa is set to undergo a skin graft to help heal the wound left on her foot as a result of the operation.

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She still relies on crutches and a wheelchair, however, the mom notes she's just 'grateful' it didn't end in the 'worst-case scenario' she keeps having flashbacks to in her head.

The mom 'pray[s]' she'll 'eventually' be able to 'walk on' her foot agin, but overall feels 'so lucky' she was 'wearing [her] Crocs'.

40 pellets went into the mom's foot (Kennedy News and Media)
40 pellets went into the mom's foot (Kennedy News and Media)

"I thank the brand so much. I feel so grateful I was wearing them that day," she continued. "I will continue to buy every single pair I lay my eyes on. I always wore my Crocs before this, I'm a Croc-wearing girl."

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Marissa noted her friends feel 'really bad' about what happened and she now wants to learn more about 'gun safety'.

Even more importantly, she resolved: "I feel lucky it wasn't my hand or face or even my daughter."

Featured Image Credit: Kennedy News and Media

Topics: Fashion, Health, Texas, Parenting

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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