Supermodel Petra Nemcova survives in tree

associated press ^ | December 28, 2004

[Dog Gone]

Associated Press file photo

Supermodel Petra Nemcova

LONDON - Czech supermodel Petra Nemcova, who appeared on the cover of 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, was injured and her photographer boyfriend is missing after the pair were caught up in the Asian tsunami disaster, a spokeswoman for the boyfriend said today.

Nemcova and British photographer Simon Atlee had been vacationing in the resort of Phuket when the waves swept over them on Sunday, said Atlee's agent, Eve Stoner.

"She is in hospital and he is missing. We don't have any further information than that at the moment," Stoner said,

The Sun newspaper reported Tuesday that Nemcova clung to a tree for eight hours as the water swirled around her. It said she suffered a shattered hip and internal injuries.

Stoner said British authorities had no information on Atlee's fate.

"We are just very hopeful," she said. "As time goes on we are getting quite frantic and stressed about it. Our thoughts are really with Petra and Simon's family at the moment."

"It just seems horrific, like something out of a movie," she added.

Nemcova, 25, has appeared in magazines including Sports Illustrated, Marie Claire and Vogue, and also has modeled for Victoria's Secret.

Atlee, 33, is a well-known fashion photographer who recently shot the pictures for Nemcova's 2005 calendar.

[dagnabbit]

Rained a bunch last night - Excuse me while I check the backyard trees for supermodels...

Nope. None yet...

[Yossarian]

Already posted.

[Snapple]

I am glad for her. What a beautiful young woman. Hope her boyfriend is found alive.

[Dog Gone]

I didn't realize we couldn't post a completely different article about the same subject. My bad.

[sgtbono2002]

A vacation on the Island of Phuket. sounds apropo.

[SierraWasp]

I don't care if it's already posted!!! It's more of a story than all the stories about plane delays and lost baggage.

Besides, it's even more of a story than usual when it's posted by the venerable "Dog Gone" person!!!

[soccer_linux_mozilla]

Death toll
Sri Lanka: 17,640
India: 8523
Indonesia: 27,174
Thailand: 1439
Malaysia: 65
Burma: 90
Maldives: 55
Bangladesh: 2
Somalia 100
Tanzania 10

Total: 55,098

[shadowman99]

"I didn't realize we couldn't post a completely different article about the same subject. My bad."

You can. Some people are a little too quick to jump on others for that.

If you had posted the very same article, that would be a dupe. This is not.

[ASA Vet]

It's pronouned "pooh" like in Winnie the

[exnavychick]

There are far too many stories like this one, and I am afraid we will hear many more from other survivors.

I pray for the lost, and the broken left behind.

[Osage Orange]

Appears to be a totally different article.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Some people are a little too quick to jump on others for that."

Some people seem to live for the thrill of pointing out double-posts.

[OSHA]

You say "pooket", I say never-mind.

[SierraWasp]

Dang!!!

She's at least a 9.99, herself!!!

I'm sure glad she survived and I'm certain it was NO publicity stunt!!!

[Dog Gone]

Actually, the other thread on the subject has pictures of her half-naked, so I highly recommend it. I did a search on "Nemcova" before posting, and had I used "supermodel" I would have seen the earlier story.

[hchutch]

Same here.

[gopwinsin04]

A 9.0 on my personal Richter scale!

[Yossarian]

I was thrown off by the almost-exact title. My bad.