Two months after horrific crash, CS Santosh is (literally) up and running
File photo: CS Santosh in action in the Dakar rally
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CS Santosh can now walk and run - gross motor skills that he had nearly lost two months ago. In January, the Indian rider met with a brutal crash in Stage 4 of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia - he was thrown off his bike, briefly lost his pulse, was resuscitated by two riders, chopper-flown to a medical facility within 15 minutes, and spent close to ten days in induced coma. The 37-year old has little memory of any of this.
Dakar Rally 2021: Hero Rider CS Santosh Safely Transferred To Bengaluru Hospital, Brought Out Of Coma
Hero rider CS Santosh has been brought out of coma after being transferred from the hospital in Riyadh to the one in his hometown Bengaluru in India. The rider s recovery process will continue here.
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CS Santosh had suffered a disclocated right shoulder and head trauma following a crash in Stage 4
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CS Santosh was kept in coma to keep his body movements to a minimum
Santosh suffered a dislocated right shoulder and head trauma
Hero MotoSports Team Rally rider CS Santosh has been transferred from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to his hometown Bengaluru, Karnataka. The team has confirmed the development and also revealed that the young rider has been brought out of sedation. However, he will continue to spend time in the CCU at the hospital in order to monitor his recovery. Santosh was part of the three-rider Hero Mot
CS Santosh cleared to fly back to India post Dakar rally 2021 stage 4 crash
CS Santosh cleared to fly back to India post Dakar rally 2021 stage 4 crash
The 37-year old Bengaluru-based rider sustained head trauma and a dislocated right shoulder and was kept in a medically induced coma to manage the injury and keep bodily functions to a minimum.
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UPDATED: January 13, 2021 12:10 IST
In the latest update from the medical team, CS Santosh is stable and continues to be under observation.
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In the latest update from the medical team, Santosh is stable and continues to be under observation.
Based on scans and assessments, he has been cleared to be flown back to India, where he will be attended by the local doctors.