The Brief
- Brooklyn Mallett survived a serious off-road vehicle accident in Utah that left her with severe burns.
- Despite 16 painful operations, she remains determined to return to her dance team.
- Her family credits quick-thinking fathers on the trip and community support for helping her recovery.
Fifteen-year-old Brooklyn Mallett was less than a week into the school year at Santiago High School when she sat smiling and talking to me in her family’s Corona home. What made the Monday meeting remarkable was that Brooklyn had been in a terrible off-road vehicle accident just four months earlier. The vehicle she was riding in flipped and eventually burst into flames on a family vacation in Utah. Brooklyn had to be dragged from the vehicle to safety. She suffered severe burns over 40% of her body.
This teen could be bitter. But she’s not.
Even 16 painful operations could not dim her light.…