Belgian Woman Lost Both Legs In Tribeca Attack, Report Says

TRIBECA, NY — A Belgian woman had to have both of her legs amputated because of injuries suffered during the terrorist attack in Tribeca last week, the Associated Press reported.

Officials confirmed during a Thursday press conference that one of the wounded suffered a bilateral amputation. The Associated Press identified the victim as Marion Van Reeth, a Belgian tourist who was biking along the West Side of Manhattan with her family when police say Sayfullo Saipov drove a rented truck directly onto the bike path. Saipov, who is believed to have been inspired by ISIS, is facing charges of providing material support to terrorists and violence and destruction of a motor vehicle causing death.

Eight people were killed and 11 were wounded in the attack. Van Reeth is believed to have suffered the most serious wounds; the AP reported that her legs were so badly wounded that they needed to be amputated.

Van Reeth was biking with her husband and their 16-year-old son last week. Van Reeth's son and husband who were also hospitalized after the attack, according to the AP. Details on their injuries were not immediately available. An anonymous Belgian government official confirmed the family's injuries to the Associated Press. The family has requested privacy and has not spoken publicly about the attack.

The AP reported that Van Reeth was an avid cyclist who frequently biked throughout the world to raise money for charities.

Image credit: Drew Angerer / Staff / Getty Images News. Photo caption: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio lays flowers during a tribute for the victims of last week's vehicular attack on the bike path next to the West Side Highway in Lower Manhattan, November 6, 2017 in New York City.