Ryhley Mattison. 24, suffered a punctured lung, as well as an injured diaphragm and stomach, in the stabbing. She spoke to FOX 9 on Friday about the incident on the Apple River last weekend.

(FOX 9) - A 24-year-old woman who was stabbed while tubing down the Apple River on Saturday is sharing her story from a hospital bed. 

Ryhley Mattison suffered a punctured lung as well as an injured diaphragm and stomach in the July 30 attack on the Apple River in Wisconsin that left three other people injured and 17-year-old Isaac Schuman dead. Mattison had to be resuscitated when she arrived at Regions Hospital in St. Paul last weekend, where she survived surgery to put some of her insides back together. 

She spoke to FOX 9 about the incident and her recovery (watch the video above). 

Mattison admits her memory of the event is fuzzy as she was drinking with about 10 friends, but does recall a commotion that drew her group's attention to an older man. That man, prosecutors allege, is Nicolae Miu, who is charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Isaac and four counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

The man charged in the stabbing attack on Apple River in Wisconsin is claiming he acted in self defense. Tuesday, we spoke with attorneys to gauge whether that defense might have legs at trial.

Mattison was discharged from the hospital Friday afternoon and started a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical bills after she recently lost her job. 

FOX 9's Paul Blume speaks with 24-year-old Ryhley Mattison as she shares her story of being stabbed while tubing down the Apple River on Saturday.

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