Model Injured By Propeller Is 'Learning The Extent Of Her Injuries'
Posted on Dec 05, 2011 @ 08:30PM
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
Two days after she was horrifically slashed by the propeller of a small plane, model and fashion blogger Lauren Scruggs is becoming aware of her graphic injuries, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The 23-year-old from Plano, Texas, is currently recovering in the ICU after undergoing surgery to amputate her left hand. "As Lauren begins to wake up, she is learning the extent of her injuries," revealed CaringBridge.org, the web blog set up in her honor.
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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the pretty blonde had gotten off the two-seater 2011 Aviat Husky A-1C-180 aircraft at a private airport in McKinney, Texas, after enjoying a festive flight to look at Christmas lights, and reportedly walked directly in front of the propeller.
"Brittany (her twin sister) was able to explain to her that she was in an accident, sustaining multiple injuries. She seemed to acknowledge what Brittany explained and confirmed it with a hand squeeze.
"She is able to open her right eye to see while her left eye is still bandaged. Please continue to pray for the vision of her left eye, as we will not know the status of her sight for some time," wrote the family spokesperson.
Earlier on Monday, Lynn Lunsford, Mid-States Public Affairs Manager with the Federal Aviation Administration, told RadarOnline.com that one of the key aspects in the investigation focused on why the propeller was still moving when Scruggs got off the plane.
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"It appears that the pilot left the engine running at idle while she exited the plane to switch places with another passenger. That's one of the aspects of the investigation," Lunsford explained.
The pilot has not yet been identified but he is thought to have been a friend of Lauren's and recently purchased the plane.
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Small aircraft and their flight crews do this thousands of times a day with passengers, without incident. Robairvictor, try to educate yourself about this before running off at the mouth again. Thanks.
Posted Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:56am
She had a brain fart, Robairvictor...made a mistake of her own. I hope that she is far less ignorant than you are, and admits that she made a mistake and is now paying for it.
Posted Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:55am
So, Robairvictor, this woman was told, and obviously FOLLOWED the safe way to exit the aircraft, TOLD TO HER BY THE PILOT. But apparently came back, this time from the front, which is how she lived through it.
Posted Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:52am
This would be LONG BEFORE she EVER came into contact with the propeller. The back of the propeller is the sharp side, and would have killed her, no questions asked...NO chance of survival.
Posted Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:50am
It is IMPOSSIBLE for the passenger on an A-1C to exit the aircraft without the pilot first having done so...AND if that passenger walked forward, they would first run into the wing strut, and then the main gear struts.
Posted Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:48am
Robairvictor, suggesting that the pilot have his license pulled and that he be sued is about the most ignorant post on this subject I have seen to date. Do you have any knowledge whatsoever on this subject?
Posted Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:46am
Robairvictor, suggesting that the pilot have his license pulled and that he be sued is about the most ignorant post on this subject I have seen to date. Do you have any knowledge whatsoever on this subject?
Posted Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:46am
How did she not hear the motors still running, which would have been a huge clue to
give the front of the plane a wide berth? Sounds like any brain damage wouldn't make
much of a difference in her case.
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:12am
It's one thing to not see the propellers, but how did she not hear the motors still running, which
would have been a huge clue to give the front of the plane a wide berth? Sounds like any brain damage
wouldn't make much of a difference in her case.
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:12am
Poor girl, so much power in those moving blades. Prayers for her to have eyesight and no brain damage.
Posted Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:27am