OUTSIDE AT 9.15, AND DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED WHILE SHE NEARLY LOST HER LIFE IN A BOATING ACCIDENT. BUT THAT ISN’T STOPPING THE COLE HALL FROM LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST. >> IN 2024, NICOLE SURVIVED A NEAR FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT. IT RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HER LEFT LEG AND PART OF HER HIP. DR LUI. SULLY HEALTH TRAUMA SURGEON HELP SAVE HER LIFE. THAT DAY. AND THE 2 OF THEM RECENTLY THREW OUT THE FIRST PITCH OF THE TWINS OPENING SPRING TRAINING GAME. >> GULF COAST NEWS RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH NICOLE ABOUT HER JOURNEY TO RECOVERY. >> WE WAKE UP AND YOUR FAMILIES ALL AROUND YOU AND YOU CAN JUST TELL HOW WORRIED THEY ARE BECAUSE MY HEART DID STOP TWICE. YOU KNOW, THEY ALL CAME IN AND SAID THEIR GOODBYES. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH MY TYPE OF IMPUTATION, I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO WEAR A PROSTHETIC EYE. PROBABLY BE WHEELCHAIR BOUND. >> YET DESPITE BEING TOLD SHE WOULD LIKELY BE WHEELCHAIR BOUND AND UNABLE TO WHERE THE PROSTHETIC NICOLE IS DEFYING EXPECTATIONS. SHE SAYS SHE EVEN HAS DREAMS OF SNOWBOARDING
Florida woman who lost leg in boat accident throws first pitch at Twins spring training game
Updated: 9:16 AM EST Feb 24, 2026
Spring Training Opening Day with the Minnesota Twins is in the books, and two special guests threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Hammond Stadium at Lee Health Sports Complex on Saturday.Nichole Hall and Dr. Joseph Lewis threw out the first pitch together as the Twins took on the Boston Red Sox.Hall survived a near-fatal boating accident that resulted in the loss of her left leg and part of her hip. “I am a hemipelvectomy amputee, which means I have a very rare amputation. It’s less than 1% of amputations. It means I’m missing part of my pelvis as well,” Hall said to Gulf Coast News in an interview earlier this month.Lewis is a Lee Health trauma surgeon and the physician who helped save Hall’s life. Hall is now a Lee Health Trauma Peer Mentor, supporting trauma patients and their families as they begin navigating their own recovery journeys.”We couldn’t imagine a more deserving duo to start off Spring Training,” Lee Health said in a Facebook post. “Please join us in celebrating Nichole and Dr. Lewis!”DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
LEE COUNTY, Fla. —
Spring Training Opening Day with the Minnesota Twins is in the books, and two special guests threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Hammond Stadium at Lee Health Sports Complex on Saturday.
Nichole Hall and Dr. Joseph Lewis threw out the first pitch together as the Twins took on the Boston Red Sox.
Hall survived a near-fatal boating accident that resulted in the loss of her left leg and part of her hip.
“I am a hemipelvectomy amputee, which means I have a very rare amputation. It’s less than 1% of amputations. It means I’m missing part of my pelvis as well,” Hall said to Gulf Coast News in an interview earlier this month.
Lewis is a Lee Health trauma surgeon and the physician who helped save Hall’s life.
Hall is now a Lee Health Trauma Peer Mentor, supporting trauma patients and their families as they begin navigating their own recovery journeys.
“We couldn’t imagine a more deserving duo to start off Spring Training,” Lee Health said in a Facebook post. “Please join us in celebrating Nichole and Dr. Lewis!”
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.