FISHVIC REPORTER "KING GEORGE" IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Fishvic pro reporter Alan McFayden (AKA King George) is in a serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit at the Alfred Hospital after a BBQ gas explosion on Sunday (22 June).
     The explosion happened around 7am at the Wonthaggi Angling Club rooms and Alan sustained external burns to 50% of his body and major internal burns to his airways.
     He was airlifted to the Alfred where he remains in an induced coma (current as at 26 June).
     From all the staff at fishvic, and all the readers who have enjoyed his comprehensive weekly Gippsland reports for many years (and his monthly reports in VFM magazine), we wish Alan the very best for a successful recovery and our thoughts are with him.
Matt, Aaron and the fishvic crew
>UPDATE 10 NOVEMBER
Alan is continuing his slow recovery at The Alfred Hospital and is starting to make some positive progress. He has undergone more skin graft operations and we believe the burns have mostly healed very well.
     Staff at The Alfred have also been able to make a small start on physiotherapy however, unfortunately, Alan's recovery is expected to take quite a long time.
     Hopefully he may be able to return home sometime early in the New Year.