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Monday, December 5, 2011
Plano woman injured in airport accident
Lauren Scruggs had her hand amputated by a propeller.
A 23-year-old Plano woman was severely injured Sunday by the propeller of a small aircraft at McKinney's Aero Country Airport in west McKinney.
Shortly after landing, Lauren Scruggs walked into the propeller of the small aircraft she had been riding in and was struck by the propeller in the upper body. Scruggs was taken to a local hospital where she is in stable condition.
According to Scruggs' Caring Bridge page, her left hand was amputated and she also underwent reconstructive surgery on her face and shoulder.
The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating the accident. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the investigator is still trying to determine what occurred, including whether the plane was moving at the time of the incident.
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
Frontburner notes that the woman injured is the founder of an online magazine called LOLO.
The Daily Mail also picked up the story about her injury, showing a bunch of pictures of Scruggs, who is a model.
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Collin Gouldin, verified:
ABC News covered it too.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/lauren-scruggs-tragedy-parents-speak-models-propeller-accident/story?id=15093570#.Tt4-7EqqaOU
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Alex Bentley, staff:
Yeah, it's all over the national news -- her parents were on the Today show this morning.
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
NBCDFW says Scruggs is already walking and talking. Pretty impressive, given her injuries.
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Clay213, anonymous:
She might be good at walking a runway but terrible at walking the tarmac.
She was probably texting.
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DC, anonymous:
So, Dallas:
When you have enough money to buy your first plane and hire your pilot you learn that you don't get out of the plane until the guy parks the deal and turns off the propellers. Other comments...no.
Sincerely,
DC
The DC
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Clay213, anonymous:
This guy did it first and better
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Clay213, anonymous:
The parents and narrator in that ABC video act like she is dead.
'Tragedy.'
What's the tragedy? That she will be ugly like the rest of us and will need to get a real job or rely on her brain instead of just being pretty?
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Jason Rice, verified:
Well, Clay, while you are accustomed to people wanting you mauled by a large mechanical device, it's new to her and may take some adjustment. Learning to type with one hand may also be more of a challenge than you remember.
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
She lost her left eye, the DMN reports.
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What do you think?