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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Debbie Luxon

Mother nearly dies after 13-year-old bite turns into sepsis

Paige Austin / SWNS

A mother-of-two is looking forward to celebrating Christmas after miraculously escaping a double amputation following a gnat bite 13 years ago.

Jorja Austin, 40, was mowing her lawn at her Basildon home in Essex in 2009 when she was bitten by a gnat.

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