Ryker Schellings nearly died in a 2019 crash. Now, he’s taking to the skate park to help protect others.
SEATTLE — Ryker Schellings has great memories of skateboarding. Just don’t ask him about what happened at Greenlake in April 2019.
”I’m not entirely sure where I hit my head,” said Schellings.
He wiped out at the skatepark and was not wearing a helmet. Doctors told his parents the then-19-year-old might not survive his fractured skull and traumatic brain injury.
But more than five years later, Schellings continues to recover. He lives on his own and works at a Seattle greeting card company.
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