A ROYAL Marine from Exeter who suffered horrific injuries during an IED explosion in Afghanistan is celebrating after winning two medals at the Invictus Games.
Paul Vice, pictured with Prince Harry and Prince Williams during the event, got a gold in the cycling and a bronze in the archery event.
The father-of-four, who was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery during two previous incidents, received more than 114 wounds to his torso with more than 400 pieces of shrapnel and stones removed from his body by surgeons.
In addition the corporal suffered a broken neck, a damaged left eye, was deafened in one ear and suffered a stroke, a brain injury, paralysis down his right side, nerve damage down his left and was thought to be clinically dead twice during his evacuating helicopter flight.
Ray Lowrie, who lost a leg in an accident while on exercise in Norway, secured a gold in the team event, and two individual silver medals, in the one and four minute event.
He recently moved from Exeter to Honiton and is a member of Exeter Rowing Club.
He tweeted after the medal ceremony: "Such a great day."
