A woman left in a coma after being hit by a rollercoaster hurtling at full-speed has woken up two months after the horror crash.
Shylah Rodden, 26, was left with brain damage and a number of other injuries after being hit by the Rebel Coaster at the Royal Melbourne Show on September 25.
Local reports say she was hit by the 43mph coaster while trying to retrieve her phone which had fallen under the tracks.
Horrified eyewitnesses said she was sent flying nine metres (29ft) into the air before she came crashing down to the ground.
She was put in a medically-induced coma after sustaining "brain damage" with "horrific injuries" all over her body, including her pelvis, arms, legs, back and neck.
On Wednesday, Shylah woke up and is now in a stable condition, the hospital has revealed.
On October 11, a family friend told News.com.au she was "still not out of the woods" as the hospital reported her condition being downgraded from critical to serious.
At the time, doctors reportedly told her parents her injuries were the worst they'd seen in a "long time".
Her distraught father said: "There's hardly a thing that's not broken."
Shylah had been working at a friend's stall when the pair decided to go on a few of the rides during their break.
While riding the rollercoaster, it's understood that she dropped her phone.
An initial investigation into the incident suggests she may have walked under the tracks to retrieve it.
In an initial statement, Victoria Police said: "It appears, at this early stage, the woman, believed aged in her 20s, may have walked on and entered the track to try and retrieve a dropped phone before she was hit by a rollercoaster carriage, about 5.45pm.
"Sadly, the woman was then found injured on the ground."
Speaking with the Daily Mail, her dad Alan said: "The injuries are horrific. Horrific. She's brain damaged. It's pelvic, her arms, legs, back, neck - there's hardly a thing that's not broken.
"I just can't work out how the hell so much damage has been done.
"Even the doctors have said they haven't seen anything as bad as this for a long time."
After closing the ride for several days following the incident, the Melbourne Royal Show have now announced its reopening, saying inspectors from health and safety agency WorkSafe had given it the all-clear.
A statement from the event organisers read: "Following the tragic accident at the Rebel Coaster ride on Sunday afternoon at the Melbourne Royal Show, WorkSafe has finalised an inspection report advising that the ride is safe and may be reopened from today.
"Strict safety protocols are upheld in line with Victorian WorkSafe regulations."
They added that their "number one priority" would be the wellbeing of their visitors.
