According to local media, a medical source said the impact dislocated the third and fourth sections of the spine of 27-year-old Mo Lee Kai-yin.
One of the dancers hit by a falling screen during a show by the Mirror group last Thursday, 28, could become quadriplegic, according to local media.
A medical source heard by the newspaper South China Morning Postfrom Hong Kong, he said Mo Lee Kai-yin, 27, had his third and fourth spinal sections dislocated from the impact, leaving him unable to move from the neck down. According to the source, the head and lungs were also affected.
On Thursday, the artist underwent surgery on his vertebrae and returned to the operating room on Friday 29 to undergo a new eight-hour procedure. According to to sendthe doctors managed to stabilize his spine, but the dancer had to be intubated. The situation is considered critical.
During the time of the incident, two members of the Mirror and six other performers were dancing on stage. In addition to Lee, dancer Chang Tsz-fung was also taken to the hospital, but she has since been released.
Hong Kong chief executive John Lee said authorities will investigate the cause of the incident. Preliminary investigations have already shown that two of the cables that suspended the screen broke causing it to fall.
The dancer’s parents, in very serious condition, who live in Canada, are on their way to Hong Kong to visit Mo Lee. Asked by the newspaper if they would be exempted from the city’s seven-day mandatory quarantine, John said the local health department had contacted the family and proposed a visit to the hospital shortly after arrival.
The accident
The boyband Mirror concert was taking place at the Coliseum in Hong Kong, China when a screen crashed onto the stage. Three people were shot and the show was stopped so that the victims could be saved.
Videos are circulating on the internet showing the exact moment of the object’s fall. The images are strong:
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The band was on a 12-show tour, but according to the South China Morning Post, the remaining eight have been canceled. Fans will be refunded for tickets.
Source: Terra
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