Miami-Dade Firefighters Help Doctors Remove Spear from Teenager’s Skull
Spear entered above the right eye and exited the back of the skull.
In this undated image provided by University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, a spear accidentally shot through Yasser Lopez's skull is seen. Lopez, 16, was in serious condition Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Hospital officials say one of Lopez’s friends was loading a speargun when it accidentally fired. Lopez was taken to the trauma center June 7 with roughly 3 feet of the spear protruding from his forehead. (AP Photo/University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital)
In this undated image provided by University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, a spear accidentally shot through Yasser Lopez's skull is seen. Lopez, 16, was in serious condition Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Hospital officials say one of Lopez’s friends was loading a speargun when it accidentally fired. Lopez was taken to the trauma center June 7 with roughly 3 feet of the spear protruding from his forehead. (AP Photo/University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital)
In this undated image provided by University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, a spear accidentally shot through Yasser Lopez's skull is seen. Lopez, 16, was in serious condition Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Hospital officials say one of Lopez’s friends was loading a speargun when it accidentally fired. Lopez was taken to the trauma center June 7 with roughly 3 feet of the spear protruding from his forehead. (AP Photo/University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital)
In this undated image provided by University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, a spear accidentally shot through Yasser Lopez's skull is seen. Lopez, 16, was in serious condition Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Hospital officials say one of Lopez’s friends was loading a speargun when it accidentally fired. Lopez was taken to the trauma center June 7 with roughly 3 feet of the spear protruding from his forehead. (AP Photo/University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital)
