Oklahoma bride-to-be facing thousands in medical bills after attack outside Dallas bar
An Oklahoma bride-to-be was celebrating her upcoming marriage with her bridesmaids in Dallas when she was knocked unconscious by a stranger.
Canada Rinaldi is now left with thousands of dollars in medical bills resulting from a concussion, a broken nose, 3 broken teeth and 8 stitches to her face, just one month before her wedding. A GoFundMe has collected more than $14,000 in donations for Rinaldi's medical bills so far, which the fundraiser page said insurance is refusing to cover.
The attack took place the night of Saturday, March 22, when Rinaldi and her friends were leaving a bar in Dallas' Deep Ellum neighborhood.
"A man she didn't know approached her out of nowhere and violently assaulted her until she was unconscious," the GoFundMe reads.
The attacker has not been caught, according to the fundraiser page.
"She is now trying to heal—not only physically, but emotionally and financially—when she should be counting down the days to her wedding," the GoFundMe reads. "Please consider helping her during this heartbreaking time. No one should have to face something like this, let alone carry the cost of their own trauma."
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma bride-to-be attacked while on bachelorette trip in Dallas, TX
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