A Guy Tore His Knee Doing the “Dirty Dancing” Lift at His Wedding, and Almost Died

One of the most famous movie scenes ever is the end of “Dirty Dancing”. You know . . . when Jennifer Grey jumps up, Patrick Swayze lifts her above his head, and spins her around to “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”.

Well, 36-year-old Mike Snell of Hampshire, England got married last summer. And right after he and his new wife Cerise had their first dance, the DJ put on “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”.

Out of nowhere, one of Mike’s coworkers ran at him and tried to jump up to recreate the lift. But when he caught her, his knee snapped.

Dirty Dancing Mike in the Hospital.

He went to the hospital and doctors found he’d torn pretty much all the ligaments in his left knee. So he needed surgery, and had to cancel his honeymoon in Jamaica.

Then things got even worse. He got an infection in the hospital that was so severe it almost KILLED him. Fortunately, he managed to beat it and fully recovered from his knee surgery.

He’s taking all this pretty well, but he says, quote, “If I never hear ‘Time of My Life’ again I’ll be a happy man.”

By the way this is the second time this year this has happened. LINK