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16-year-old Girl in Coma Following Motorcycle Accident

Melanie Thielman, 16-years-old , was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Lynnwood earlier this week.  She suffered a severe head injury when she was thrown from the bike.  She remains in an induced coma at the Intensive Care Unit of Harborview Medical Center.  Family members state that Melanie likely won't come out of the coma for at least a year.

Melanie was going to be an 11th grader at Lynnwood High School this fall.   — suffered severe head trauma when she was thrown from the back of a motorcycle Tuesday, her father said.

Melanie was riding on the back of a motorcycle that was being operated by a 23-year-old man.  The motorcycle crashed into a utility pole according to the Edmonds Police Department.  Both Melanie and the driver were wearing helmets.

She was "thrown straight up in the air, like a missile, and came straight down," said Calvin Thielman, Melanie's father.  Mr. Thielman said the past few days have been a parent's worst nightmare.  Melanie developed a blood clot in her brain behind her right eye, he said. Doctors decided to put her in a coma "to relax the brain" and stabilize the clot, he said.  Mr. Thielman states that Melanie was very well-loved and that there have been up to a 100 visitors to the hospital each day.  This Saturday will be Melanie's 17th birthday.

This is a very tragic accident.  My heart goes out to Mr. Thielman and his family.  I hope Melanie comes out of the coma very soon.