Avid ballet dancer loses legs in Bahamas tour boat explosion

RUTLAND, Vt. — A woman who used to be an avid ballet dancer suffered serious injuries in a deadly Bahamas tour boat explosion and had her lower legs amputated.

Stephanie Schaffer, a 22-year-old student at Castleton University, was among nine people injured when the boat exploded Saturday , killing a U.S. citizen.

Schaffer also suffered broken arms, a fractured spine and internal injuries, The Rutland Herald reported. Her mother suffered a fractured lower right leg, a shattered left ankle, a fractured wrist and broken ribs.

Relatives and friends were trying to help the family through an online fundraising campaign that had raised $105,000 by Tuesday.