Cynthia Banham ... now serious but stable.
Indonesian plane crash survivor Cynthia Banham's condition is no longer critical, a Perth hospital said today.
Ms Banham, The Sydney Morning Herald's defence and foreign affairs reporter, was airlifted to Perth from Indonesia last week with back injuries and extensive burns to her lower body after a Garuda Boeing 737-400 plunged off a runway at Yogyakarta killing 21 people, including five Australians.
The 34-year-old has been listed as being in a critical but stable condition while undergoing extensive surgery, including the amputation of one of her legs and part of the other, at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH).
RPH said today Ms Banham was now considered "serious but stable".
Ms Banham is under the care of noted burns specialist and former Australian of the Year, Dr Fiona Wood.
"Her condition has improved and is now 'serious but stable'," the hospital said in a statement.
"She is conscious and has been able to speak to her family."
The hospital said her family would not be making further comment at this time.
Ms Banham's family and partner Michael Harvey flew into Perth last week after she was airlifted from Yogyakarta.
Survivors and witnesses have told how the badly-burned woman fought her way through flames to the emergency exit of the Garuda jet, from where she was pulled free by local villagers.
The journalist, a marathon runner, could not use her legs and instead dragged herself away from the burning plane with her hands.
AAP
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