Current:Home > reviewsTrophy Eyes Fan Details Terrifying Moment She Became Partially Paralyzed After Musician's Stage Dive -AssetTrainer
Trophy Eyes Fan Details Terrifying Moment She Became Partially Paralyzed After Musician's Stage Dive
View
Date:2025-04-15 15:55:59
Bird Piché is sharing her story.
Two weeks after the 24-year-old suffered "a catastrophic spinal cord injury" as a result of Trophy Eyes frontman John Floreani landing on her while stage-diving during a concert she recounted the harrowing moment.
"It was, like, his body and my neck," Piché told NBC News in an interview published May 13. "It was a crowd-surfing thing."
She added that she never blacked out, recalling how Floreani leaped backward into the crowd during the April 30 show in Buffalo, New York. But as a longtime fan of the Australian rock band, Piché wasn't a stranger to the popular rock concert antics.
"It's pretty typical at these kinds of shows," she continued. "I didn't really know what to expect, but I definitely didn't expect to be in a hospital after the concert."
The incident left her family reeling as they rushed to the hospital, as her mom Amy Leigh Flaminio told NBC News, "We were even worried she wasn't going to make it." Piché has since regained use of her arms and some leg function but not her hands and toes, per the publication.
Trophy Eyes' cut their show short after the incident as Floreani accompanied Piché to the hospital, the band—who donated $5,000 to her GoFundMe—shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"Out of respect for the family, we have refrained from speaking about this publicly so far, but with the blessing of their family, we are now able to say how truly heartbroken we are to be here," the group's May 3 statement continued. "This situation has shaken us all to our core, and we ask for patience while we look to help Bird navigate this difficult time.
E! News has reached out to reps for Trophy Eyes and has not heard back.
Piché's family declined to comment to NBC News on whether they would consider pursuing civil action and are more focused on her road to recovery. And the Planned Parenthood patient service specialist is optimistic for her future.
"I'm going to rehab either later today or tomorrow, but they do think I'll have full recovery," she explained. "Nothing is certain, obviously."
Piché said she now has the most basic movements of her arms and legs but is hopeful of regaining her fine motor skills.
"So my legs, it's involuntary, have been kicking a lot lately. I can't control it," she noted. "My arms, they're—besides my hand dexterity—almost fully there. My fingers don't have full movement."
(E! and NBC News are part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (297)
Related
- Average rate on 30
- College Football Misery Index: Florida football program's problems go beyond Billy Napier
- Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 9 dead
- Cause probed in partial collapse of bleachers that injured 12 at a Texas rodeo arena
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Adele Announces Lengthy Hiatus From Music After Las Vegas Residency Ends
- Giving up pets to seek rehab can worsen trauma. A Colorado group intends to end that
- Inside Zendaya and Tom Holland's Marvelous Love Story
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- Disney-DirecTV dispute: ESPN and other channels go dark on pay TV system
Ranking
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board as he seeks to remove his name from ballot
- Klamath River flows free after the last dams come down, leaving land to tribes and salmon
- 49ers wide receiver Pearsall shot during attempted robbery in San Francisco, officials say
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Sinaloa drug kingpin sentenced to 28 years for trafficking narcotics to Alaska
- Murder on Music Row: Nashville couple witness man in ski mask take the shot. Who was he?
- Retiring in Florida? There's warm winters and no income tax but high home insurance costs
Recommendation
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
Great Value Apple Juice recalled over arsenic: FDA, Walmart, manufacturer issue statements
Police say 1 teen dead, another injured in shooting at outside Michigan State Fair
Great Value Apple Juice recalled over arsenic: FDA, Walmart, manufacturer issue statements
Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
American road cyclist Elouan Gardon wins bronze medal in first Paralympic appearance
Trump issues statement from Gold Star families defending Arlington Cemetery visit and ripping Harris
Angelina Jolie takes opera role in 'Maria' after an ex was 'not kind to' her about her singing