Sundance Head, winner of The Voice’s eleventh season, is “fortunate and grateful to be alive” after by chance capturing himself in a searching accident on his Texas ranch.
Head was airlifted to a hospital in Tyler, Texas, after paramedics discovered him with a gunshot wound to his abdomen on Friday, November 15, in line with TMZ.
A rep for the singer informed CBS Information the next day that Head was placing a gun away when it “slipped out of the holster, hit the facet of the jeep and discharged into his abdomen space.”
And Misty Head, Sundance’s spouse, shared extra particulars on his Fb web page on Friday, saying that the singer was “in good spirits” and suffered “no inner harm” within the accident.
Misty added: “He was out of the automobile, reaching in to seize his .22. When he grabbed it, the .22 got here out of its holster and hit the outside of the Jeep excellent and went off. Sundance stated it occurred so quick, and he may see the bullet dislodging.”
Sundance couldn’t discover his telephone to name 911, Misty stated, however he was in a position to make it to a roadway in hopes of flagging down a passing motorist. “Ten vehicles later, somebody rotated to assist and known as 911,” she added. “Now, that is what he has informed me… He’s closely medicated in the mean time. He’s so fortunate and grateful to be alive. Thanks to the great Samaritan who stopped and helped and the quick response by Life Flight and the docs.”
A physician informed Misty that the bullet entered Sundance’s abdomen above his navel and lodged in his stomach wall, lacking all very important organs, she stated. “Him being on the larger facet was a very good factor,” she defined. “[The] bullet is in his fatty tissue.”
Misty additionally thanked supporters for his or her prayers, saying these prayers had been answered. And on Saturday, November 16, she stated on Fb that Sundance had been discharged from the hospital the evening earlier than. She additionally posted a photograph of the tank high Sundance was carrying, which exhibits a gunshot in the midst of the shirt.
Sundance gained The Voice Season 11 in 2016 as a member of Blake Shelton’s crew. He beforehand reached the Prime 16 of American Idol Season 6 in 2007. He launched his most up-to-date album, Beginning Once more, in 2022.