Lorna Brooke: Amateur jockey dies in hospital after Taunton fall
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Brooke was treated on track before being airlifted to hospital
Amateur rider Lorna Brooke has died in hospital following a fall at Taunton earlier this month.
Brooke was riding Orchestrated for her mother, Lady Susan Brooke, when the horse fell at the third fence in a handicap chase on 8 April.
The 37-year-old was taken to intensive care at Southmead Hospital in Bristol for observation and tests on a suspected spinal injury.
After complications she was placed in an induced coma on Friday.
A statement from the Injured Jockeys Fund on Monday confirmed she had died.
Amateur jockey Lorna Brooke dies in hospital after Taunton fall Amateur jockey Lorna Brooke has died in hospital following a fall at Taunton earlier this month. The 37-year-old was rushed to hospital after the horse she was riding fell at the third fence in a handicap chase on 8 April. She was taken for rests on a suspected spinal injury as well as observation at Bristol s Southmead Hospital. Tributes have been paid to the rider following the news of her death. A statement from the Injured Jockeys Fund on Monday read: It is with deep sadness that we have to share the tragic news that Lorna Brooke passed away yesterday, they said.
An amateur rider who trained near Llandrindod Wells died in hospital on Sunday following a fall at Taunton earlier this month. Lorna Brooke was riding Orchestrated for her mother, Lady Susan Brooke, who is based in Dolau, when falling at the third fence in the Pontispool Equine Sports Centre Handicap Chase on April 8. Racing was delayed by more than hour as she was treated on track, before being transferred into an air ambulance. Dolau village residents have been paid to the 37-year-old following the tragic news. Our thoughts are with Lorna’s family, Llanfihangel Rhydithon C.P. School said. She would always smile and wave at the children in the playground whilst riding past.