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Maddie Watson, 17, Opens Up About Coma After 2017 ATV Crash

She used her new YouTube channel to break her silence on the crash, aiming to inspire others with her survival story.

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Overview

  • On August 12, Watson posted a nearly 12-minute YouTube video in which she recounted being submerged and knocked unconscious in a pond during the family ATV accident.
  • She described waking from a coma and said she had “come back to life” after the 2017 crash that left her under water for several minutes.
  • As an eight-year-old, she was airlifted to a New Orleans hospital and spent five days under care before making a full recovery without reported neurological damage.
  • In her video, Watson recalled being “very accident-prone” as a child and undergoing frequent treatments for illnesses including severe asthma.
  • Jamie Lynn Spears reshared her daughter’s video on Instagram on August 13 and praised Watson’s resilience while continuing to mark the incident as a “miracle anniversary.”