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Janina Kletke wakes from induced coma

The dressage rider was injured in an accident while evacuating horses from the Victoria bushfires earlier this month...

Adele Severs

Published 29 Mar 2019

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Dressage rider Janina Kletke, who was injured in an accident while evacuating horses from the Victoria bushfires earlier this month, has begun to wake from an induced coma.

The following was published on her Facebook page:

*** JANINA IS AWAKE ***

Janina started to wake from the induced coma on Monday 25th March. By Tuesday she would respond to some requests with a gentle nod or shake of her head and since Wednesday morning Janina has been responding quite well, mainly to Ash (her partner).

Janina’s condition is now stable(ish) however doctors are saying she will remain in ICU for some time.

Each day she is showing small but positive progression towards the challenging rehabilitation road ahead.

Huge appreciation for all the positivity that has been sent Janina’s way, keep it up!

Click here to support Janina Kletke’s family and friend’s Go Fund Me campaign, which will assist Janina on her road to recovery.

In the early hours of Monday March 4th Janina Kletke responded to a phone call asking if she could rescue 4 horses with her truck from a near burnt out property in Garfield North. After being escorted to the property by a CFA crew, Janina was involved in an accident whilst loading the 4th horse. As a result she sustained a head injury and had to be kept in the ICU in an induced coma.

Our thoughts are with Janina and her family, and we wish her a speedy recovery.

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