Handlebars spike boy’s stomach

By Sarah Schwager
THRILLS and spills at a Cranbourne skate park went too far for one youngster, who ended up in hospital after a dramatic fall off his bike last week.
Troy Cazaly, 13, was taking a jump at The Shed Skate Park on Wednesday, 28 June when he fell and landed on the handlebars, which went though his abdomen.
Troy’s mum Michelle Cazaly said the force of his weight pushed the handlebars into his stomach, causing a gash 10 centimetres wide and eight centimetres deep.
Troy was flown by helicopter to the Royal Children’s Hospital for surgery.
Ms Cazaly said she had been shopping at the time of the incident and had left her mobile phone at home.
It was not until she returned home that she heard the news.
“I felt helpless. There was nothing I could do,” she said. “ I had to wait until the (younger) kids’ dad came from Leongatha to look after them.”
Troy’s siblings Naomi, 18, Christy, 4, and Luke, 2, stayed at their Longford home while Ms Cazaly drove to Melbourne to be with her son.
Troy’s father Lance had arrived at the hospital earlier.
“I just wanted to get there. I couldn’t get there quick enough,” Ms Cazaly said.
Troy spent three days in hospital recovering from surgery and is now doing fine.
He returned to school yesterday (Wednesday), despite his mum’s protests.
“I refused to drive him but then he actually started walking,” she said. “I had to give in.”
Ms Cazaly said it had been a dramatic year for the family.
In February, Christy was sitting on a motorbike when a snake landed on the bike and went to strike her but missed and hit the seat.
“I could see it happening. I freaked out,” Ms Cazaly said. “She was so lucky.”
After returning from the hospital on the weekend, Ms Cazaly found one of her mini ponies wrapped in wire in a dam.
“We’ve been absolutely flat out. We still don’t know if it’s going to make it,” she said.
Ms Cazaly said the skate park incident would not ward Troy away from bikes.
“He will be a bit more careful, though,” she said.
Troy was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident and was riding quite slowly.
“It was just one of those things,” Ms Cazaly said.
Troy also rides motorbikes and was supposed to race on Sunday. Ms Cazaly said while he was in hospital, Troy was more concerned about missing the race.
Troy had been visiting his cousin Paul Cooper in Cranbourne when they decided to visit The Shed on Berwick-Cranbourne Road.
Ms Cazaly said the staff at The Shed had been great and looked after the kids’ bikes while Troy was in hospital.