A Brisbane radio personality is lucky to be alive after surviving a horror bicycle crash while training for a triathlon.
Ben Dobbin, 48, crashed his bike when he swerved to avoid a snake while training for the Noosa triathlon on Wednesday.
He was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken neck.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today
The Triple M presenter was “that close” to being in a wheelchair for the rest of his life that it was “not funny”, he told the Sunday Mail.
Doctors diagnosed Dobbin with a fractured C5 vertebrae, and he underwent surgery on Thursday night.
Despite telling the outlet that “most people who have this type of injury don’t ever walk again”, Dobbin was up and taking his first few steps on Friday.
Dobbins co-hosts Leisel Jones and Liam Flanagan on “The Rush Hour with Leisel, Liam and Dobbo” informed listeners of the accident on Wednesday, saying that Dobbin was expected to make a “full recovery”.
The father-of-four is currently recovering at the Wesley Hospital.
He has previously shared with listeners that he underwent life-saving heart surgery in 2022 after a potentially fatal blockage was found.