Hi Christian
Thanks for your kind wishes and for keeping people informed about me.
The Greek tour finally got away and reports are that all is well and the
group is having a great time over there. I’d kill to be able to chew a
souvlaki at the moment
On June 14th , I undergo surgery again to remove the wiring in my jaw and
soon after I’ll get some temporary teeth leading to some more permanent
implants down the track. I’m very lucky to be alive; I’m in great spirits
and look forward to the future.
Below is a paragraph I posted on my ‘What’s New’ page on my website with
some photos from Cliff Winfield of the Karijini rescue
If you are down this way, pop in for a visit, I’d love to catch up
Warm regards
Nick
Nick Recovering Well from Karijini Accident
Nick had an unfortunate accident on Thurs 2nd May in Karrijini. While
descending to the bottom of Knox gorge with friend Cliff Winfield (ex
Regional Manager for the Pilbara), he lost his footing and fell 5 metres
face first of some hard ironstone. This fact probably saved his life as he
avoided skull and brain damage (face acted as a crumple zone for the brain)
and miraculously didn’t suffer any spinal or limb damage either. He broke
his jaw in 5 places, broke his nose and lost most of his teeth. It took the
SES and volunteers 6 hours to get him to the top of the gorge and after a
few more adventures, he was flown by Royal Flying Doctor to Perth and was
operated on immediately. He is now back at home for the long recovery
process and the reconstruction of his mouth.
Nick is in great spirits and healing well and was overwhelmed by the
hundreds of ‘get well’ emails and messages that flooded in from all over
Australia and overseas. In particular, he would like to thank the many
generous helpers who cared and comforted him at the bottom of the gorge and
helped the SES to carry the stretcher for a couple of hours. His partner,
Carol, has been at his side as soon as he arrived in Perth and has been
tireless in her quest to keep people informed and looking after a very
grateful Nick.
Thanks again to all the people who have sent their concerns and warm wishes
to Nick and he will get around to responding to the emails in due course.
Cliff Winfield took some images of the rescue, (attached)
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That looks very scary. Good to hear you are in fine spirits and on the mend. x
My heart went into my stomach just looking at that drop. Great to hear you’re on the mend Nick….here’s to a speedy full recovery.
I was on my way to the Kimberley when I happened to hear of Nick’s fall. On the radio it only had a mention that a man had fallen at Karijini. Having just been there, I knew that the person would have been lucky to be alive. Only later did I find out via this blog that it was Nick. Great to see you are in good spirits and on the mend.
Get well soon Nick, hope you have a speedy recovery.
There some serious images and certainly puts it all in context. I have never been but have all intentions on going and shooting this region. Nick is one luck bugger and again wish him all the best.
That was one serous drop, One serous photographer bites the dust! I hope that Nick recovers well, and we will see him bouncing around with his mormal excitement and full of energy. all the best on your recovery Nick.