Surgery to repair skull a success for Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala

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Maya’s mother, Cia Edmonds, previously said the surgery would be her fifth, and hopefully her last.

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David Gebala says his daughter is “not entirely out of the woods yet” and she is still experiencing a buildup of fluid in parts of her brain, but he says the family is optimistic the surgery will help.

“Our hope is that over the next 10 days and beyond, her hydrocephalus (fluid buildup) will subside naturally so she can avoid another surgery for a shunt,” the father says in his Facebook post, noting Maya has already recovered enough to look around and squeeze people’s fingers.

“Our sweet, innocent little girl has been through so much. It breaks my heart to watch her endure all of this,” he writes. “But at the same time, I’ve never been more proud of what a fighter she is.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 6, 2026.

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