‘I need to know’: Alberta man retraces his steps after traumatic brain injury, waking from coma
An Alberta man is conducting his own investigation into a mysterious incident that left him with a traumatic brain injury and no memory of the event. He is using GPS data and surveillance footage to retrace his steps after being found in a ditch near his business.
Why it matters
Highlights the challenges faced by victims of unexplained trauma and the limitations of current investigative resources in rural areas.
When he awoke in an Edmonton hospital room from an eight-day coma with 24 broken ribs and a fractured skull, he could not recall his own age or the faces of his closest friends.
More than a month later, Dworkowski says he still has no memory of the day he was found on July 14 injured, lying in a ditch in an industrial park south of the city.
The 41-year-old man has been conducting his own investigation ever since, attempting to reconstruct the hours before he was found unresponsive along the side of the road near his business in Leduc County, on the western outskirts of Nisku, Alta.
Dworkowski said he was found near an electric dirt bike in the ditch and taken from the scene by paramedics. Weeks after his release from hospital, RCMP are now investigating how he was injured.
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