In short:
Police in Indonesia say they believe a Newcastle woman found with horrific head injuries crashed a scooter into a parked motorcycle.
Rebecca Ode was found on Nusa Lembongan and had to undergo 14 hours of surgery.
What's next?
The family of Ms Ode is deciding whether to bring her back home to Australia for her recovery or to remain in Bali.
Indonesian police believe a Newcastle woman found with horrific head injuries had crashed a scooter into a parked motorcycle.
Rebecca Ode, 36, was found on Nusa Lembongan in the early hours of Tuesday morning and rushed to hospital in Denpasar where she was treated for a brain haemorrhage as well as shattered eye socket, cheekbone and collarbone.
She lost an eye in the ordeal and is now recovering from 14 hours of surgery.
How she sustained those injuries had remained a mystery but a police report obtained by the ABC states she had driven a Yamaha scooter into a parked motorcycle in Jungutbatu Village.
The report says it was a clear night with a dark sky and little traffic around.
Dr Bagus Mahadewa from the Ngoerah General Hospital where Ms Ode was treated said while she was now able to speak after her extensive surgeries, she was unable to remember what happened.
Loading..."She is now fully conscious and asking what happened to her body. She is experiencing retroactive amnesia," he said.
"She cannot remember the incident that happened to her but she can remember her name."
Dr Mahadewa said Ms Ode's injuries were consistent with a road accident.
"The accident that likely caused these injuries would have been a heavy traffic accident with high impact," he said.
"We decided to operate right away that night, first on her broken skull, draining liquid from her brain and also working together with a plastic surgery specialist to fix the damage to her face and nose, while an eye surgeon focused on her right eye and an orthoepic surgeon put plates in her skull."
Repatriation journey complicated, doctor warns
Ms Ode's family was contacted by a friend in the early hours of Tuesday morning and rushed to be by her side.
Ms Ode's sister's partner Jesse Wilton previously told the ABC that following the surgery, the family's focus was on bringing her home.
"It's turned into a mission of, how to we get her home into Australian care?"
Mr Wilton said medical bills reached more than $60,000 in the first few days of treatment and a flight home in her present condition could cost up to $135,000.
An online fundraiser organised by the family has raised more than $130,000 to help cover Ms Ode's medical and transport costs.
Dr Mahadewa said repatriating her now is complicated given the nature of her injuries.
"If the family want to evacuate her right now, she would need to transported with an air ambulance, because there may be some fluid trapped inside the skull," he said.
"If she can wait longer here, she could fly in two weeks in business class so it is up to the family and insurance company.
"With air ambulance she could be back in Australia in three to four hours but if she waits two weeks we will scan her skull again to make sure the liquid trapped in her skull has gone and she can travel lying down in comfort."
Accident occurred on extended Bali trip
Mr Wilton said Ms Ode had been in Bali on an extended holiday since January, following the death of her father.
"She'd been on a bit of a rebuilding mission while in Bali, focusing on herself, getting her health right," he said.
"She'd been the best version of herself in two years since losing a father — and had met a new community over there.
"Life was really good, and then this has happened."
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