A photographer who fell from the stage during the Rams' Super Bowl victory celebration -- drawing a seemingly indifferent reaction from quarterback Matthew Stafford -- remained hospitalized with a fractured spine Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 16: Signs at the Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl LVI Victory Parade and Rally on February 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. A professional photographer who fell from the stage during the Rams' Super Bowl victory celebration -- drawing a seemingly indifferent reaction from quarterback
-- remained hospitalized with a fractured spine Thursday, and friends were working to raise funds for her recovery.Kelly Smiley was on the stage outside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday and was attempting to snap a photo of Stafford when she suddenly fell to the ground at least eight feet below.shows Stafford reacting with surprise as the woman disappears from view directly in front of him, then quickly turning and walking away.
Smiley was taken to a hospital, and she wrote on Twitter that "both my cameras broke but I'm ok." But three hours later, she tweeted, "Unfortunately I fractured my spine."The Rams released a statement saying, "We have been in communication with Kelly Smiley since yesterday’s incident and we are sorry for what happened. As we told Kelly, we will be covering all her hospital bills and replacing her cameras. We wish her a speedy recovery."page on Smiley's behalf, and nearly $19,000 had been raised as of Thursday morning.
"The funds raised by this gofundme will help cover Kelly's growing medical expenses as well as replace the camera gear that was severely damaged due to her fall," Kothlow wrote on the page. "Since Kelly is a working photographer, she needs this gear to help keep her working after fully recovering.
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