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Huge crash in downhill skiing today

BrotherLoveBoneBrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
edited January 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
American Scott Macartney turned 30 today and had a birthday he will never remember. He's alive with a severe concussion but apparently no brain damage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Mb8w5eVKA

Edit: the speed at that point was 140km/h:90miles/h
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  • jammypearledvedjammypearledved Posts: 241
    My gosh! It's so terrible to watch him convulsing at the end, just lying there alone! So good to hear he's not worse off from that!
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,541
    i don't know but my wife who is a critical care nurse doesn't believe he can live the way he was seizing ...i hope he makes it
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  • haffajappahaffajappa Posts: 5,955
    oh my god... how horrible!
    yah the convulsing was scary... jesus christ...
    hope he comes out ok :(
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  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    :( Ugh. That was hard to watch. Hope he's ok.
    That hill is a man-eater. I was just thinking about this crash (at Kitzbuhl) the other day:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlRFytkhdyI

    I saw it live as a kid, horrifying.
  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    holy shit
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    i didn't need to see the convulsions....:( i hope he survives
  • BrotherLoveBoneBrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
    Well, they are keeping him in a coma, which i believe is common in a head trauma like this. Reportedly he was able to move his arms and legs afterwards but was not responding to speech and that surgery is not necessary at this point. Doesn't sound fatal but not too good either, still could be worse judging from the fall. I don't think the helmet is supposed to go off that easily. Let's hope for the best.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,598
    holy fuckballs...........
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    :eek: its scary how he just slides to his stop unconscious.
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    und keine Eier!
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