Don’t call it “breaking” news: Loranne Ausley says she broke her kneecap in a recent fall and is in a full leg cast.
But she said it won’t stop her as she continues her campaign for mayor of Tallahassee.
In a “day in my life” video posted to Facebook, Ausley explained that took a tumble at the RedEye Coffee in MidTown after tripping over another patron’s briefcase.
“It’s a little painful, but I’ve been through pain, I’ve been through a lot over the last two years and this is not going to stop me,” Ausley said. A request for comment is pending.
Ausley filed to run for mayor of Tallahassee on Sept. 19, joining City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and civil-rights attorney Daryl Parks in a race to succeed Mayor John E. Dailey, who decided not to run for a third term.
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The campaign marks her return to public life. In November 2024, she was injured during a Florida Ironman triathlon competition in Panama City that put her in a coma for three weeks.
She later underwent rehabilitation at a spinal cord and brain injury center in Atlanta.
Arianna Otero is the trending and breaking news reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact her via email at AOtero@tallahassee.com and follow her on X: @ari_v_otero.
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