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United States: tourist suffers terrible fall and ends up with 1.2 million dollars in medical expenses

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A 21-year-old New Zealand student fell 40 feet while rock climbing in Yosemite Park. The young woman had “almost all her bones broken” and her left foot was amputated.

All tourists know: your bank does not recommend having an accident in the United States. Anna Parsons, a 21-year-old student from New Zealand, found this out after “breaking almost every bone” in early August in Yosemite Park, California.

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This young woman had a terrible accident when she fell 12 meters while climbing a “well-known passage” by regulars at the park, writes 9news, an Australian media outlet.

The student “broke almost every bone in her body: her neck, spine, pelvis, ribs and feet,” says Anna’s older sister Jessica. She had her left foot amputated, which she could not save. But the victim’s head was saved and Anna remained conscious during her fall.

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asked by him Herald of New ZealandJessica says that the doctors believe her sister will one day be able to walk again.

A kitten to help the student.

Anna had obtained a scholarship to leave New Zealand and study in Canada. But she decided to go to California in early August to rock climb before school started, she says. Herald of New Zealand. “She’s been climbing for a few years, but I wouldn’t say she’s experienced,” her sister told Daily.

“The road to recovery will be long, but if anyone can do it, it’s her,” says Jessica in a supportive kitten she posted online.

Because between her hospitalization and the multiple operations that Anna must undergo, the student already accumulates more than a million dollars in medical expenses. Her insurance only covers part of it, explains Jessica, who has set her prize pool goal at $500,000. In two weeks she has already raised almost half of this sum.

Author: Ariel Guez
Source: BFM TV

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