Team GB rower Georgie Brayshaw was involved in a terrifying accident that left her partially paralysed 15 years ago. Her world was turned upside down when her horse abruptly stopped by the roadside, causing her to tumble and hit the ground.The athlete can't remember the crucial moment when she was airlifted to Leeds General Hospital, an action that essentially saved her life.
When she finally emerged from a nine-day coma, she was briefed on the near-fatal incident. As she gears up for her debut at the Olympic Games in Paris on Saturday, July 27, the Team GB rower considers herself extremely fortunate.
However, her recovery and transition to high-level sports demonstrate her resilience. Georgie recalled the terrifying incident that happened when she was out riding her horse with her friends, aged just 15 years old.
Leeds-born Georgie, 30, told The Sun: "We were galloping through a field and there was a road. I tried to slow my horse down as it had shoes on and would have slipped.
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