The 20-year-old Perth woman whose face was impaled on a spike in a freak accident has publicly praised the ”fantastic” emergency services and hospital staff who came to her aid.
Kirsty Scott slipped on ice and landed on a five-inch spike on the railing outside her home in Oakbank Road on Monday.
Trapped with the spike embedded through her chin, she had to be cut free by firefighters and remained conscious throughout the half-hour ordeal.
Tayside Fire and Rescue Perth station manager Neil Kerr said: ”There was about an inch free where the spike was visible and we rotated firefighters to make sure no one was going to get tired and slip.
”I think she was in a state of shock until she was free, then she realised how serious this was.”
Kirsty was taken to Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, where she underwent emergency surgery.
Speaking from the hospital on Tuesday, she reassured well-wishers that she was recovering from the effects of the traumatic accident.
”I am on the mend and I would just like to express my thanks to all the emergency services and the doctors and nurses who helped me. They were all absolutely fantastic,” she said.
Kirsty was on her way to work at the youth service base in Scott Street when the accident happened. Her boss James Allan said: ”Kirsty is very much part of the team here at Scott Street and we are all wishing the very best for her.”