Young woman 'fighting for life' after falling 15ft into ravine during horror skiing accident
20.03.2024 - 08:41
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A young woman is fighting for life in an induced coma after suffering horrific injuries during a skiing accident abroad. Olivia Corbiere fell around 15 ft from a ski path into a water-filled ravine in Bansko, Bulgaria, on Sunday.
The 23-year-old was pulled out by friends before being rushed to hospital where she underwent a four hour emergency surgery on Tuesday. Surgeons removed part of her skull to reduce bleeding on her brain as she remains in a critical condition.
Her heartbroken mother Linzi - who has jetted out to be near her - said surgeons told her they'd 'never seen' a head injury like hers. Olivia, a kitchen designer from Aston, near Rotherham, South Yorks., also suffered three fractured vertebrae, a broken pelvis, broken eye socket and broken nose in the fall.
Speaking from a hotel in Sofia, Linzi, 46, said: "Olivia has just come out of surgery and the surgeon says they've never seen a head injury like it. The next few hours are critical and they're going to wake her up tomorrow. They're very strict in Bulgaria and we're not able to sit by the bed or visit.
"But they did allow me to see her yesterday and I was able to speak to her and tell her we're here for her. Her eyelashes flickered, so I know she heard me."
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Olivia, who celebrated her birthday last Tuesday, flew out to the resort of Chalin Valog with a group of friends including her sister Phoebe, 19, on Friday. But disaster struck on Sunday when she came off the ski path and fell into a ravine, despite being an experienced skier.
She was rushed to hospital and panicked mum Linzi, a train dispatcher for East Midlands Railway, flew out to the country