The woman was going to take the plane to Denver when the accident occurred. After receiving no help from airline officials to cross the boarding hall, the young woman had an accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down.
Debate has caused in USA the case of a woman in a wheelchair who suffered from paralysis following an accident on an airline boarding bridge. Her employees would not have helped her cross.
The events occurred in February of this year when Gaby Assouline24, who suffers from a muscle disease, was on his way to board a plane bound for the city of Denver.
According to the newspaper New York Postwhile trying to cross the bridge that connects the plane with the airport, she suffered a fall that left her with serious injuries.
According to the lawsuit filed by the family, the young woman requested help from officials of the Southwest airline to cross the corridor, but they did not agree. For this reason, she had to make the journey alone and in the process she fell.
The woman ended up with a spinal cord injury which left her paralyzed from the neck down.
family statements
In conversation with the chain CBS News, Robert Solomona lawyer representing the young woman, stated that “she is a prisoner in her own body”.
“I mean, you see her, she’s with it, she understands, but she’s literally sitting there fighting for her life. It really breaks your heart”, added the jurist.
Sandra AssoulineGaby’s mother, opened an account in GoFundMe to receive donations and cover the medical expenses of the accident. So far the charity campaign totals 115 thousand dollars (regarding 116 million pesos).
In the description, the mother mentioned that her daughter broke her vertebrae in the accident, so she is fed through a tube.
“He can’t speak because he has a tube in his throat and he has no movement below his neck.”Sandra wrote on the site that collects the donations.
“The fear and pain that he shows in his eyes when he wakes up in those brief moments of clarity is too much to bear,” he added.
The airline’s response
The airline spokesman, Chris Perrysaid to the middle Dallas Morning News “Southwest Airlines’ top priority is the safety of our people and customers both on the ground and in the air.”
“We have reviewed the client’s initial account of their travel experience and have provided a response directly to those involved”he pointed.
In the lawsuit filed by the family, the company is required to cover the medical expenses associated with the accident and compensation for the damage caused.
