Ashley Judd is recovering after a “catastrophic” leg accident in a Congo rainforest. During an Instagram Live chat from her ICU bed with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, the actress detailed how she nearly lost her leg.
The animal rights activist was walking in a Congo rainforest, doing work to track the endangered Bonobos (a great ape species) when she tripped over a fallen tree and shattered her leg.
RELATED: Court Says Ashley Judd Can Sue Harvey Weinstein For Sexual Harassment Judd told Kristof of the “incredibly harrowing 55 hours” being transported from Congo to a hospital in South Africa, which included being carried by hand and a six hour motorbike ride.
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