- MikeAela Lankowski, 23, injured in scrum while playing rugby league
- Scans confirmed a fracture and multiple breaks of vertebrae in his spine.
- GoFundMe A page has been established to help with associated costs.
A much-loved young footballer faces an uncertain future after breaking her spine in three places in a tackle that went horribly wrong.
The horrific incident unfolded when Mikaela Lankowski was injured while attempting to tackle an opponent during a Dalby Diehards rugby league match against the Gatton Hawks in Queensland on May 12.
After “feeling tingling in her hands,” the 23-year-old had to lie still until the ambulance arrived.
Lankowski was transported to Dalby Hospital before being transferred to Toowoomba Hospital and eventually Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital.
The popular club identity then received the news he feared, with scans confirming a fracture and two breaks in three of his vertebrae.
Much-loved suburban soccer player Mikaela Lankowski (pictured) faces an uncertain future after breaking her spine in three places
The horrific incident unfolded when Mikaela (pictured) was injured while playing rugby league for the Dalby Diehards against the Gatton Hawks in Queensland on May 12.
The club’s popular identity (pictured carrying the ball) received the news she feared, and now her teammates and friends are pitching in to help her.
Lankowski, who worked as a cleaner at Dalby Hospital, is now awaiting surgery and also faces a long rehabilitation process.
Her teammates, led by captain Sarah Milton, have joined her.
TO GoFundMe page It has since been set up to help with associated costs, with just over $6,500 raised at the time of publication.
“It’s really heartbreaking,” Milton said. news corporation. ‘Mikaela is a truly wonderful person, very simple.
‘She [has already] He approached the girl he approached to say ‘don’t worry, it’s not your fault.’
‘She loves football, she is a great leader and gives her all in everything she does in life.
“Mik is the life of the party wherever we go.”
