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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:48 pm
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Six-time US Olympic gold medallist Amy Van Dyken severs spine in horrific accident

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June 10, 2014

Six-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spine in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend. Courtesy FOX News

SIX-TIME Olympic gold medallist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spine in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, and told emergency workers she could not move her toes or feel anything touching her legs.

The 41-year-old swimmer, who goes by her married name Van Dyken Rouen, was injured ast Friday. She was airlifted to a hospital and had surgery to stabilise her spine.

Hospital spokeswoman Alice Giedraitis didn’t provide details Monday on Rouen’s injuries. She said the swimmer was in good condition.

Six-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Amy Van Dyken and her husband, Denver Broncos pun

A letter from the Van Dyken and Rouen families said she severed her spinal cord at the T11 vertebrae and that the broken vertebrae came within millimetres of rupturing her aorta.

A report by the Show Low Police Department said the ATV that Rouen was driving hit a curb in a restaurant parking lot and sent her over a drop-off between 1.5 to 2 meters.

Rouen was found lying on the ground next to the ATV. She was strapped to a backboard and airlifted to Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center.

A witness said he saw Rouen launch over the curb and found her unresponsive when he arrived on the scene, the report said. Rouen was not wearing a helmet at the time.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sixtime-us-olympic-gold-medallist-amy-van-dyken-severs-spine-in-horrific-accident/story-e6frf7jo-1226949136396

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 6:08 pm
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Gees that's awful.
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