Overview
- A large tree branch smashed through the windscreen of Modra’s truck last Thursday and caused critical facial injuries that required emergency care.
- He was airlifted to Flinders Medical Centre, placed in intensive care and taken to theatre for surgery on his jaw, cheekbone and eye socket.
- Medical staff woke him from a medically induced coma over the weekend and friends report he remembered the incident and showed no concussion or brain injury.
- Modra was discharged from intensive care on Sunday but is scheduled for further reconstructive operations while remaining under hospital care.
- Family, former teammates and Adelaide Crows supporters have rallied around the 57‑year‑old and his long recovery will include more surgery, emotional rehabilitation and ongoing specialist care.