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British ex-soldier hopes to help Bosnian girl he rescued reach Paralympics
Vic Ferguson, who saved Hurmija Mujic from Srebrenica when she was 12, needs to raise £15,000 to help fulfil her dreamAn unlikely friendship between a British sergeant-major and a Bosnian schoolgirl is within months – and £15,000 – of reaching an extraordinary landmark at the London Paralympic games. If Vic Ferguson, now 48 and a Yorkshire businessman, can close his fundraising gap, the woman he saved as a child from Srebrenica is almost certain to compete for her country at javelin, shot-put and discus from her wheelchair.
published date:Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:03:55 GMT