Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 21 sec.) ; 165112635 bytes |
Summary |
Introduced by actor Matt Le NevezChloe Palmer-Simpson was just 18 when she was involved in a head-on car crash near her home in Bargo in New South Wales. The accident left her fighting for her life and dealing with a severe brain injury. Although the elite swimmer was just minutes from death, the efforts of medical staff coupled with her own determination led to a recovery that stunned everyone.Now, just 16 months after the accident, Chloe Palmer-Simpson is attempting to walk PNG's Kokoda Track accompanied by the medical team who saved her life to raise funds for trauma research at St George Hospital.The track is routinely described as 96 kilometres of sheer hell and that's for the able-bodied. Asking a young woman recuperating from traumatic injuries to attempt it is not without risk.Can Chloe Palmer-Simpson survive the walk, let alone reach the finish line? |
Event |
Broadcast 2013-08-19 at 20:00:00 |
Notes |
Classification: NC |
Subject |
Brain -- Wounds and injuries.
|
|
Fund raising.
|
|
Hiking -- Social aspects.
|
|
Motor vehicles -- Accidents.
|
|
Women swimmers.
|
|
New South Wales.
|
|
Papua New Guinea -- Kokoda Trail.
|
Form |
Streaming video
|
Author |
Le Nevez, Matthew, host
|
|
Clements, Alana, contributor
|
|
Ghahreman, Ali, contributor
|
|
Langcake, Mary, contributor
|
|
Palmer, Nathan, contributor
|
|
Palmer, Nyrie, contributor
|
|
Palmer-Simpson, Chloe, contributor
|
|
Pich, Dave, contributor
|
|
Saxena, Manoj, contributor
|
|