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Ferreries horse incident: teenager remains in intensive care

Responsible for this content: Frank Menze

A 17-year-old injured by a horse during the Sant Bartomeu festivities in Ferreries, Menorca, remained in intensive care at Hospital Mateu Orfila on Tuesday, 25 August, according to the Menorca Health Area.

Archivo - Varias personas en la entrada del Hospital Mateu Orfila de Menorca,en Mahón.
Europa Press

She suffered a traumatic brain injury in a street beside Pla de l'Església, where the traditional jaleo was being held.

Initial accounts indicate that the horse struck the teenager, causing her to lose her balance and fall. She sustained the head injury in the fall.

Topics: Missing & rescue

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com

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