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Skydiving Survivor Speaks For First Time Since Near-Fatal Fall
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The 16-year-old Texas girl who survived a 3,500 foot fall in an Oklahoma skydiving accident spoke publicly Thursday for the first time since the accident.
Makenzie Wethington has been recovering at the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas.
"I would like to, first of all, thank God," she said at a news conference. Wethington was fulfilling a birthday wish and "bucket list" check-off in Oklahoma on Jan. 25, skydiving solo for her first dive when she had an issue opening her chute. She plummeted to the ground while her horrified father looked on.Her injuries were extensive; damage to her liver, spine, ribs and teeth, as well as a broken pelvis. She also suffered brain trauma.
Wethington said Thursday she remembers everything about the accident, and very little afterward. “I was scared and I know there was something very wrong... I think I went into shock," she said of the fall.
Wethington's parents and doctor were at her side during the news conference.
"I've seen a lot of amazing things in my career, but I can't explain how someone survives this," Dr. Seema Sikka said. to read more: nbcnews.comSign up for our free e-mail list to see future vaticancatholic.com videos and articles.
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