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Alive
PAULA HULBURT
paula@topsouthmedia.co.nz
A Picton teenager who suffered a severe brain injury in a freak forestry accident is lucky to be alive. Brayden Allen, 17, was struck on the head by a falling rock while working on a forestry block on March 1. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, a bleed on his brain, a fractured skull, fractured orbital lobe and had 17 stitches above his eye and four on his cheek. The brave teenager now faces possible plastic surgery as he begins his battle back to health. Mum Erin Ellis says her son is dealing with daily pain but determined to get well as soon as possible. “He’s pretty amazing this kid and taking it all in his stride.” Brayden had been at work at a logging operation site near Seddon when he was hurt. Recovering at home after being discharged from Wairau Hospital earlier this month, Brayden says he remembers the moment the rock struck. “My boss reckoned it was the size of his fist. There was blood pouring from my head and when I was laying on the hillside, I did wonder if I’d make it.
Brayden Allen was seriously hurt at work and was rushed to Wellington Hospital by rescue helicopter. Photo: Supplied.
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