Tina Frost, Arundel High Grad Shot In Las Vegas, Out Of ICU

CROFTON, MD — Tina Frost, the Arundel High School graduate and Crofton native who was shot at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, has overcome a fever and elevated heart rate following a recent brain surgery, and is now out of intensive care. Her family said online that the former soccer star is getting out of bed on her own, and trying to walk, both milestones as she recovers at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Frost, 27, is a 2008 graduate of Arundel High School. She was shot in the right eye, which doctors removed in surgery in Las Vegas. She had traveled to the country music festival with her boyfriend from San Diego, where she works for an accounting firm.

Frost was flown on a medical transport jet and admitted to Johns Hopkins Oct. 15 to continue her recovery close to her family, her mother, Mary Watson Moreland, wrote on a GoFundMe page set up to "cover all expenses related to this tragic event such as traveling, food, hotels, missed work, and caring for Tina."

On Oct. 19 Frost underwent a second surgery to help reconstruct her skull and help prevent infection. After fevers and other complications, her recovery is picking up speed, says the page. Family members note Frost has started to write on a whiteboard, tries to walk on her own, and now that she's in a private room with its own bath, "likes jumping out of bed on her own, forcing us and the nurses to scramble to assist."

In the coming weeks she will continue physical, occupational and speech therapies, and the surgical teams will decide what procedures may be needed.

A family spokeswoman told WTOP that Frost's tracheotomy tube has been adjusted so she can speak. That will help doctors assess any brain damage she has suffered.

“The front parts of the brain control judgment and personality. It definitely seems like her personality is there. They’ll obviously test for judgment and other things,” family spokeswoman Amy Klinger told WTOP.

In another sign of progress, Frost passed a soccer ball back and forth with her father while standing; the area where she was shot affects balance, so the soccer display could be another good sign.

"We continue to be so overwhelmed by everyone’s support and especially the avalanche of prayers that have been lifted for Tina. Please continue to pray in the days ahead and we’ll continue to keep you posted every few days," the family wrote on GoFundMe.

Occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy are all working with Frost, whom her family called "a true warrior."

She took her first steps on Oct. 13, her family said in an update posted to the GoFundMe page.

Fundraisers for the Frost family have been held at the Hideaway restaurant in Odenton and at Molloy's Irish Pub in Gambrills.

To date, $591,089 has been donated on the GoFundMe site to help Frost with medical expenses.

Image of Tina Frost via GoFundMe