A man is fighting for his life after being attacked by dogs and being left for dead on the side of the road after crashing his scooter.
Tey Evans was on a surfing trip with friends a month after getting engaged to his long term partner Jessica Dennis, both 35.
The husband-to-be was found unresponsive on the side of the road with multiple injuries and rushed to hospital.
Jessica, who was working as a teacher, said things had been "looking amazing" before the tragedy as they had just got engaged during a holiday in Europe.
The accident took place in August and left Tey in a two-day coma meaning it was some time before his loved ones found out what had happened.
Jessica jumped on a flight to Bali where he was suffering internal bleeding from a punctured lung, broken ribs, ruptured spleen, damaged kidney and a fractured elbow, vertebra and pelvis.
It is understood Tey was riding a scooter through South Kuta when he was attacked by three stray dogs.
In a bid to dodge the aggressive animals, it is thought he spun out and was thrown off the scooter into a concrete slab.
When he arrived at the hospital, doctors were unable to find a pulse and he was immediately taken into surgery, Jessica explained.
Surgeons saw his chance of survival was limited due to his injuries and severe blood loss, with not enough to make it through the op.
"I got told it was a 60 per cent chance of him surviving. When they realised they didn’t have enough blood, that went down to 30," his fiancee told Yahoo News Australia.
"I didn’t know it was such a high chance he wasn’t going to make it, I had no idea and I don’t know if I'm grateful for that or not."
Jessica was told her partner had pulled through the 11-hour procedure when she arrived at the hospital in Nusa Dua.
His miraculous survival was significantly due to the help of Balinese people who banded together to save his life.
A friend in Bali with Tey called on a local man he knew for support when they were told there was not enough of Tey's O-negative blood.
They then managed to find "a bus full of locals" who were willing to help and be tested to see if they were a blood match and a donor was found.
Doctors then volunteered to open a nearby hospital where they drew enough blood to save Tey and transported it to him before his surgery.
Jessica said: "Bag by bag they ended up getting enough. It’s crazy how many people there are to thank for Tey being alive today, it’s incredible."
Tey has been discharged from intensive care and is now recovering at a general hospital in Bali where the couple will remain for at least a month until he is well enough to fly home.
His family are relieved he did not suffer head injuries thanks to the helmet he was wearing which was found nearby with "significant damage."
Jessica also commented on how lucky they were and said "things would be a lot different" if Tey was not wearing the helmet.
Doctors have been "blown away" by his progress and expect him to make a full recovery after the harrowing ordeal.
His progress continues, having got out of bed for the first time last week with help and assistance and then taking a few steps.
The couple's wedding, scheduled for February, has had to be pushed back to allow time for Tey to recover.
"The focus can no longer be the wedding. It will happen but we’ve had to put that aside for now because the most important thing is his recovery," Jessica said.
Relatives also launched a gofundme page to help fund Tey's recovery and are half way towards reaching their $80,000 target.
The money will go towards easing the huge financial burden from his medical expenses and future rehabilitation costs.
