Melbourne Show Roller Coaster victim Shylah Rodden wakes up from coma

A woman who was hit by a rollercoaster has finally woken up after being in a coma for more than two months.

Shylah Rodden, 26, suffered brain damage and serious injuries to her pelvis, arms, legs and back when she was hit by the Rebel Coaster roller coaster at the Royal Melbourne Show on Sept. 25.

She was caught by the ride, traveling at 70 mph, as she tried to get her phone out from under the tracks.

Ms Rodden was immediately rushed to Royal Melbourne Hospital and put into an induced coma.

But on Wednesday, the hospital announced that the young woman’s condition is now stable.

Shylah Rodden (pictured) is in a stable condition after being hit by a roller coaster and suffering catastrophic injuries at the Royal Melbourne Show on Sept. 25

It is understood that the young woman was hit by the Rebel Coaster carriage, traveling at 70 mph, while trying to get her phone out from under the rails

A person close to Ms Rodden’s family told News.com.au she was ‘still not out of the woods’.

Ms Rodden has shown some signs of improvement, with her condition downgraded from critical to serious last month.

On the day she was hit, Mrs. Rodden was working at a friend’s booth on the show when the pair decided to go for a ride or two during their break.

She allegedly dropped her phone while on the roller coaster.

Investigators believe she walked under the tracks of the high-speed ride to retrieve the device.

WorkSafe is investigating the circumstances behind the tragedy with the help of detectives from the Yarra Crime Investigation Unit.

The investigation found that there were no technical problems with the roller coaster at the time of the accident.

A spokeswoman for the Melbourne Royal Show claimed that ‘the safety and well-being of our visitors to the show remains our number one priority’.

Mrs Rodden suffered brain damage and injuries to her pelvis, arms, legs and back. Her father told Daily Mail Australia the injuries were life-changing

A spokeswoman for the Melbourne Royal Show claimed that ‘the safety and well-being of our visitors to the show continues to be our number one priority’ (pictured, The Royal Melbourne Show)

The roller coaster that struck her reopened a few days after the incident.

Show management declined to comment on whether any new safety procedures were adopted after that.

Shylah’s father had told Daily Mail Australia last month that his daughter had suffered life-changing injuries.

“I can’t talk to my daughter. She will be in a coma for a long time,” he said.

“The injuries are terrible. Horrible. She has brain damage. It’s pelvis, her arms, legs, back, neck – there’s almost nothing that isn’t broken. I just can’t figure out how the hell so much damage was done.

“Even the doctors have said they haven’t seen anything this bad in a long time.”

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