Boy who almost died after falling from horse makes miracle recovery

The child who shouldn't be alive: Boy, 8, whose skull was smashed and lung collapsed after being dragged 300m by a horse makes miracle recovery Joey Donald, eight, suffered horrific injuries while riding a neighbours horse He suffered injuries to his brain, liver, lungs, multiple skill fractures and more  The boy has regained the ability walk, speak and even attend school again

By Tom Place For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 07:28 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 07:30 BST, 21 April 2019

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An eight-year-old boy who suffered a fractured skull after being dragged for 300 metres by a horse has defied the odds to survive and is on the slow road to recovery.

Joey Donald was riding a horse on a neighbour's farm in Yungaburra, Queensland, when he fell off with his foot still in the stirrup last year. 

The young boy suffered a brain injury, multiple skull fractures, third-degree abrasions on his back, a torn liver and collapsed lung along with a broken nose and elbow.

Doctors at Townsville Hospital told his parents he had just a 10 per cent chance of breathing unassisted again. 

After two months in intensive care, Joey was moved to Queensland Children's Hospital, where he experienced radical improvements in condition. 

Joey Donald, eight, almost died when he was dragged for 300m by a horse after falling

Joey Donald, eight, almost died when he was dragged for 300m by a horse after falling 

'When he was flown to Brisbane it was like a switch flicked inside of him,' his father told the Courier Mail.

'I don't know if it was because of the flight, but he woke up and said "Mum" and "Dad" for the first time since the accident and repeated words around him.

'It's small steps, but he has made a lot of progress, in just a couple of months for what's supposed to be a two-year journey.' 

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