View Full Version : Natasha Richardson suffers terrible ski accident
Terry_Lasater
03-17-2009, 01:43 PM
link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_en_mo/people_natasha_richardson)
As of now, she is being declared brain dead.
Beat Takeshi
03-17-2009, 01:55 PM
DAMN. Thats crazy.
ugafan
03-17-2009, 02:04 PM
link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_en_mo/people_natasha_richardson)
As of now, she is being declared brain dead.
that is horrible. where did you read that she was declared brain dead? i've only seen she is in critical condition but they don't know the extent of her injuries.
Terry_Lasater
03-17-2009, 02:10 PM
As I was posting the link, it was being reported on television that she was brain dead and that her family didn't want her on life support.
Beat Takeshi
03-17-2009, 02:47 PM
My artist just had a snow boarding accident this weekend and went to the hospital after hurting her back. Its scary that you can be ok for a while and take a turn for the worst.
Batutta
03-17-2009, 02:50 PM
I had a neighbor who got in a drunken fight, was kicked in the head, went home seemingly fine, laid down to sleep and never woke up. Hope she pulls through. There's a lot of conflicting information out there right now.
dory_breaux
03-17-2009, 03:06 PM
Damn that sucks. Nothing new tho, people get hurt playin on planks everyday. Wear a helmet yo.
Blade Borge
03-17-2009, 03:19 PM
It's so strange, wasn't it like a beginners course and wasnt she okay afterwards. Poor woman, she had no idea this would be her last day.
adkimery
03-17-2009, 04:12 PM
It's so strange, wasn't it like a beginners course and wasnt she okay afterwards. Poor woman, she had no idea this would be her last day.
Green runs (beginners courses) can be deceptively dangerous because they are flatter (so instead of falling and sliding/rolling to a stop you fall and your body absorbs all the impact) and they tend to be harder packed snow/ice because they are higher traffic areas so soft snow gets 'skied off' and/or packed down.
-A
EDIT:
Last season I got a mild concussion snowboarding and although I felt okay (just a bit out of it) the Ski Patrol told my gf to keep a close eye on me and get me to a hospital ASAP if I started acting/feeling strange later in the day because that could be a sign of bleeding in my brain.
Rick Meyer
03-17-2009, 06:29 PM
WOW. This is incredibly tragic. One of those stories that force you to stop and think. Really, really tragic.
CallaghanFilms
03-17-2009, 06:33 PM
She is a fabulous actress.
I feel terrible for Liam.
MattinSTL
03-17-2009, 07:46 PM
Hmm... what a depressing event. I hope she enjoyed the time she had... and that her time with Liam was great... especially the last moments.
Life is fleeting... for both the mighty and the meek... and all of us in between.
Peace.
KyleProhaska
03-17-2009, 09:05 PM
This is terrible, phew...insane.
I've had 2 bad skiing accidents, destroyed my left shoulder in one and my left knee in another...all before graduation. I wont even go near a hill...
It's so easy to get hurt snowboarding or skiiing, trust me.
Doc Bernard
03-18-2009, 12:02 AM
Sounds like a slow-onset subdural hematoma. You could be fine for days as it builds, then the headaches come on, then dizziness, finally ending with coma and death. Seen it a couple of times. Hard to diagnose until true symptoms appear (and by then, it's usually too late). And since she was asymptomatic at the time of her exam, even more difficult.
What an unfortunate tragedy.
Matt Grunau
03-18-2009, 11:21 AM
Ahh man. This sucks.
Poor Liam.
Jeff Anderson
03-18-2009, 06:16 PM
via CNN twitter - Actress Natasha Richardson has died after suffering injuries in a ski accident, according to a family statement.
RIP, how terrible...
Michael Anthony Horrigan
03-18-2009, 06:24 PM
WOW! Heard she refused to wear a helmet as well. How sad.
If only she had gone straight to the hospital as instructed, who knows.
Very sad. :(
Terrible tragedy.
MAH
Batutta
03-18-2009, 06:27 PM
Random and senseless...Didn't know she was only 45, thought she was older. Tears for Liam.
David Jimerson
03-18-2009, 06:32 PM
That is a shame; I always enjoyed her work.
Not one of us knows how long we have.
Jim Brennan
03-18-2009, 06:56 PM
:(
Isaac_Brody
03-18-2009, 07:00 PM
Very sad news.
Charli
03-18-2009, 08:09 PM
What is it with looking fashionable and not being safe on the slopes? Sonny Bono hit a tree and died, he didn't wear a helmet either. I don't get it, a helmet can save your life. This is really sad, heard one of her sons was with her when it happened?
ugafan
03-18-2009, 08:21 PM
Rest In Peace
Michael Anthony Horrigan
03-19-2009, 08:26 AM
I can't imagine having to take my wife off of life support. Especially at such a young age!
Tragic. :(
ZazaCast
03-19-2009, 08:35 AM
She was a beautiful woman, fine actress and great mother...what a shame.
God bless.
David Saraceno
03-19-2009, 10:51 AM
This is so sad and so unexpected.
Having skied for years without a helmet, it's hard to understand how a fall on a bunny slope can cause such a tragic injury.
Loved both her and her sister's movies.
One of favorites, surprisingly, is Loch Ness with Joely Richardson
Very sad
Sad Max
03-19-2009, 12:21 PM
Having skied for years without a helmet, it's hard to understand how a fall on a bunny slope can cause such a tragic injury.
Just the right angle, just the right acceleration, just the right degree of hardness in packed snow, ice, or underlying ground or rock.
I broke/tore/sprained a fair number of things while skiing, once or twice on comparatively benign slopes, even when I was at peak form while racing.