PANAMA CITY -- Two 17-year-old girls critically injured in a Panama City Beach parasailing crash are continuing their recovery at Bay Medical Center, their families said in a news release Friday.
Alexis Fairchild and Sidney Good, both from Roanoke, Ind., suffered head trauma and severe lacerations in the July 1 incident.
Good, who underwent brain surgery, is expected to undergo neck surgery next week. And though she remains in critical condition and is unable to talk, family members said she is showing small signs of progress.
Back surgery was performed on Fairchild, who is now in stable condition. Though she is still in considerable pain, she is walking and has begun physical therapy.
The girls were injured after their parasail line detached. Wind gusts carried the girls into a high-rise condominium, and they collided with a parked SUV before striking the ground.