BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — Surgeons at an Australian hospital have managed to reattach the head of a toddler after it was severed from his spine.
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Local media reported that 16-month-old Jaxon Taylor was traveling in a car with his mother and 9-year-old sister when they crashed with another car at a speed of 70 miles per hour.
According to local media, the force of the crash tore the toddler's head from his neck internally.
Jaxon was airlifted to a Brisbane Hospital where a team of surgeons performed a six-hour surgery to reattach Jaxon's head to his spine. The Journal Telegraph reported that surgeons used wire and a piece of rib to rebuild Jaxon's neck.
Doctors said Jaxon will have to wear a brace over his head for eight weeks to help the tissues and nerves connecting his head to his spine to heal.
It did not take long for the toddler to walk again.
"Just over a week later, he's walking again with the help of his mum and dad and is expected to make a full recovery," said Queensland Health.
Jaxon's parents were grateful for the work of the team of surgeons.
"It is, it's, it is a miracle," said Jaxon's mother Rylea, Taylor.
"They've taken two broken kids and put them all back together, so we're very, very thankful," said Jaxon's father, Andrew Taylor.
Jaxon's sister was also injured in the accident. She suffered internal bleeding and will be in a body-frame for eight weeks, according to the Journal Telegraph.
Information from NBC News, The Journal Telegraph and Queensland Health was included in this report.