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Post subject: Olympic star Amy Van Dyken severs spine in horrific accident | |
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Six-time US Olympic gold medallist Amy Van Dyken severs spine in horrific accident
AFP
The Daily Telegraph
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.
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