‘Miracle I’m alive’: Winnipeg man reflects on surviving barbecue explosion in Hawaii
Global News
After multiple surgeries and an outpouring of community support, Darren Stevenson is finally on the mend. But he has had a challenging year learning to walk and eat again.
Darren Stevenson and his wife Diane, both 60, sit at their kitchen table and look at pictures from their Hawaii trip last year.
“It’s a miracle I’m alive,” Darren says.
Their trip to paradise ended in a nightmare when the barbecue at their condo on Kaanapali Beach in Maui exploded while Darren was grilling dinner.
“I remember a concussive force hitting my body,” Darren said.
Diane had just finished making the side dishes for dinner and decided to join Darren when a horrifying scene unfolded before her eyes.
“He was covered in blood from head to toe. I didn’t know if he was going to die in front of me,” Diane said.
The explosion blew Darren 30 feet away.
“Somehow miraculously didn’t crack my head open or break my back,” Darren said.
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