Yasser Lopez, 16, is recovering in a Miami hospital after doctors removed a spear that had been shot through his head during a June 7 spearfishing trip.
The spear, which was accidentally fired during the loading process, entered the skull just above the right eye. Three feet of the spear protruded from the back of Lopez's head.
According to the Associated Press, doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital said the spear missed all main blood vessels in the brain.
Lopez, who remains in serious condition, does not remember the incident.
The surgery lasted three hours.
-- Image is courtesy of Jackson Memorial Hospital
and now the predictable joke of: i bet he has a headache.
best of wishes for the kid; hope he recovers quickly.
Posted by: sakara | Jun 20, 2012 at 03:31 AM
That's good news, kudos to the doctors who operated him and making him safe.
Posted by: Koh Samui Hotels | Jun 20, 2012 at 01:50 AM