MTB News: Jolanda Neff was seriously injured in a training fall in the Pisgah National Forest (North Carolina / USA). She suffered a broken rib and a ruptured spleen, and her lungs partially collapsed. Her condition is now stable again. The Swiss informed her fans on her Instagram profile.
According to their own statements, the fall happened at high speed. "I came off the trail at high speed and crashed into a stack of tree trunks with prickly branches," said the Swiss. She broke a rib and ruptured her spleen, and her lungs partially collapsed. To stop the bleeding, the medical team at Asheville's Mission Hospital first wanted to remove the spleen in emergency surgery. Luckily for her, an expert was present who carried out a procedure called embolization. The bleeding was stopped by occluding the injured blood vessel. On her Instagram profile, Jolanda Neff expressly thanks the hospital staff, saying that they did an excellent job in a life-threatening situation for her. Although she was still in severe pain and it was difficult for her to breathe, her condition was now stable. At the moment she would sleep a lot. However, it is not yet clear what the future plans are.
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