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Tumbler Ridge Shooting Victim Undergoes Fourth Surgery to Repair Skull Fracture
A 12-year-old girl injured in the February mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School is undergoing a fourth surgery to repair her fractured skull. The girl, Maya Gebala, was shot three times during the incident that killed five other students and a teacher's aide.
Cia Edmonds, Maya Gebala's mother, shared in a social media post that this surgery aims to fit a prosthetic piece in her daughter's skull where she sustained a gunshot wound. According to Edmonds, Maya is unable to speak or move her right side, though she can move her left leg and hand and can look at her mother with her uninjured eye. Edmonds stated that doctors are monitoring her daughter for a potential new infection. Despite setbacks, infections, and surgeries, Edmonds believes her daughter is fighting to recover, according to Global News.
Key Facts
- Maya Gebala was injured in a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in February.
- Five students and a teacher's aide died in the school shooting.
- Gebala sustained three gunshot wounds.
- The current surgery is to repair a skull fracture with a prosthetic piece.
- Gebala cannot speak or move her right side, according to her mother.
- Doctors are watching for a possible new infection.
- This is Maya Gebala's fourth surgery since the shooting.
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- Global News — Tumbler Ridge shooting victim undergoing fourth surgery to repair fractured skull