23-year-old fashion model Lauren Scruggs suffered severe facial, head and shoulder injuries and lost her left hand after she accidentally walked into spinning airplane propellers in Texas this Saturday.
Scrugss operates the fashion blog LOLO and worked in the wardrobe department for Gossip Girl.
Recent updates from her family on the Caring Bridge website report that Lauren has regained her ability to speak, though it will be a long recovery for the model.
The incident is under investigation by the FAA. Aviation consultant John Nance told ABC : “One of the things I’d have to look at is why in the world a pilot permitted a passenger to board or de-board while a propeller was turning.”
Lauren had been flying around the state in the two-seater plane to look at Christmas lights.