Mates and strangers rushed to help Lawrence's devastated family

By Vernon Graham
November 30 2019 - 7:00am
COVERING UP: Lawrence Balcomb with the full-body pressure suit he had to wear for the first two years after an accident which changed his life.
COVERING UP: Lawrence Balcomb with the full-body pressure suit he had to wear for the first two years after an accident which changed his life.

Just over nine years ago an explosion blew off his left foot, broke every bone in his face and burnt 75 per cent of his body but Canowindra farmer, Lawrence Balcomb, says he is a very lucky person.

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