BC rugby player Nick Allen wakes up from an induced coma in Indonesia, after suffering serious injuries in a vehicle accident on November 7, 2022. The long-term impact of his injuries is not yet known. (Photo courtesy of GoFundMe/’Nick Allen’s Recovery’) Fireworks go off as Canada’s Nicholas Allen takes the field before the fifth-place match against the United States at the HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament in Vancouver on 19 of September 2021. Allen suffered a traumatic brain injury during a vehicle accident in Bali, Indonesia on November 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A BC rugby player is slowly waking up from a medically induced coma in Indonesia, after suffering serious head and arm injuries in a vehicle crash.
Nick Allen, who has played for the University of British Columbia and the Canadian national sevens team, was traveling in Bali on Nov. 7 when the accident happened, according to a fundraiser organized by his friends and family.
The 26-year-old was knocked unconscious and rushed to a local hospital with a traumatic brain injury and damage to his forearm and shoulder, loved ones say. He underwent surgery and was placed in a medically induced coma.
The true extent of Allen’s injuries won’t be known until he’s fully awake, but his friends and family say he may need physical therapy, brain injury rehabilitation and long-term care.
“Nick is one of a kind. He is one of the kindest, most caring and strongest people we know. He has an infectious energy and a laugh that radiates to everyone around him. Nick is someone who will always have your back in a difficult situation. Nick needs our help now,” the fundraiser says.
Started on Saturday (November 12), it has already raised more than $135,000 of its $200,000 goal since posting.
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