Husband praises 'brave' wife who married days after losing her arm in crocodile attack

'To be able to get married just five days after this happened is unbelievable'

Jamie Fox and Zanele Ndlovu married in a hospital chapel (AP Images )

A newlywed has spoken of his admiration for his wife's bravery upon marrying her just five days after she lost her arm to a crocodile.

Jamie Fox was canoeing along the Zambezi, one of Africa's longest rivers, with then fiancee Zanele Ndlovu when the animal attacked.

Ms Ndlovu was reportedly dragged into the water but managed to escape with her life – although surgeons were forced to amputate her arm.

Despite the life-changing attack, the couple stuck to their planned wedding date, and tied the knot in a hospital chapel.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Mr Fox, from Bromley, Kent, said his new wife was smiling despite the ordeal.

The 27-year-old, who reportedly works for the National Citizen Service youth programme, told the paper: "She's been so brave and to be able to get married just five days after this happened is unbelievable.

"Despite her pain and what she had gone through, she was smiling and laughing.

"Even in the ambulance she was chatting to the doctors."

The pair had been dating for about 18 months before making things official.

“I proposed in February. We are hoping to settle in the UK, so we are sorting out her visa and then we will think of the honeymoon,” Mr Fox said.

Ms Ndlovu was discharged from the hospital on Monday.

Agencies contributed to this report