Resident Evil Stuntwoman Out Of Coma, Details Her Horrific Injuries

Olivia Jackson, the stuntwoman who was badly injured during an incident on the set of ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ has now come out of her medically induced coma.

Jackson, who has also worked as a stunt performer in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ and 'Guardians of the Galaxy’, hit a camera crane while riding a motorcycle last month.

But she’s now detailed the horrific injuries she suffered in the accident.

In a Facebook post, she wrote: “2 weeks in a coma, brain bleed, brain swelling, severed main artery in the neck, crushed & degloved face, several broken ribs, paralyzed arm, shattered scapula, broken clavicle, broken humerus, broken radius & ulna, with an open wound and a 7.5 piece of bone missing, amputated thumb, torn fingers, 5 nerves torn out of the spinal cord…. not my funnest day on set.”

She also paid tribute to her husband David Grant in the post.

“He is the kindest, most caring person I know, I’m so lucky to have him in my life. Thanks to my mom Maureen Jackson for being by my side through it all.

“And thanks to everyone for their prayers and beautiful messages, I’m sure it’s all helped pull me through this difficult time. Long road ahead to recovery but just gonna take it day by day.”

Co-star Milla Jovovich, whose husband Paul W.S. Anderson directs the ‘Resident Evil’ series, said that she and the cast were 'devastated’ by the accident, which happened on set in South Africa on September 5.

“None of us have experienced anything like this in our careers making action films and hope we never do again, but the production reacted very quickly to ensure she received the best care and also in reaching out to her family and making sure they were informed and looked after during this overwhelmingly difficult time,” she said.

“Its a miracle that she survived. I didn’t know her very well, as we were all just getting going with the film, but the few times we rehearsed together, I really looked up to her because she danced through the choreography, beautiful and graceful.”

Jackson has featured in a wealth of Hollywood movies as a stunt double, among them 'Guardians of the Galaxy’, in which she doubled for Karen Gillan, 'Mad Max: Fury Road’ and recently ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, in which she stood in for Daisy Ridley.

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