Sophia Forchas was left fighting for her life after a gunman opened fire during the deadly Aug. 27 attack. She was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery, during which doctors removed part of her skull to relieve swelling. She was then placed in a medically induced coma, according to FOX 9.

A crowd of supporters lined the sidewalk outside Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) on Thursday with signs to greet Forchas, who had been treated at HCMC and most recently had undergone rehabilitation at Gillette Children’s.

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Sophia Forchas, an Annunciation Church and School mass shooting survivor, and her father, Tom Forchas, right, are greeted by well-wishers outside the Hennepin County Medical Center on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (The Catholic Spirit/Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis via AP)

Sophia’s parents said her release marked “one of the most extraordinary days of our lives.”

“Our beloved daughter, Sophia, is coming home!!” they wrote on a GoFundMe page set up to raise funds for her recovery. The page has generated nearly $1.2 million in donations.

“We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the remarkable medical professionals whose skill, compassion, and unwavering dedication brought us to this moment,” her parents wrote.

They thanked doctors and rehabilitation teams at HCMC and Gillette Children’s Hospital and said Sophia is now walking, swimming and “even dribbling a basketball.”

Sophia Forchas, center, poses with members of her care and rehabilitation team outside an ambulance after being discharged from Gillette Children’s Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (GoFundMe)

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“Each step she takes is a living testament to the boundless grace of God and the miraculous power of prayer,” the couple said.

The Forchas family also offered prayers for those killed and injured in the Aug. 27 shooting, writing, “May their memory be eternal.”

Two children, Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski, were killed in the mass shooting and 18 people — 15 of them children — were injured.

Sophia’s mother is a pediatric critical care nurse who was at work at Hennepin Healthcare when she discovered that her daughter was among the injured, according to The Associated Press.

Forchas’ brother was also inside the school during the shooting but was not injured, her parents said.

Sophia Forchas, right, was shot in the head during the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Forchas Family)

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The alleged gunman, Robin Westman, formerly Robert Westman, opened fire from outside the school at around 10 a.m., moments after students had gathered for mass, and many children were in the pews.

The horror unfolded for about 10 minutes before Westman, who was transgender, killed himself with his own weapon, police said.

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“It’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but also the best thing I have ever done,” Grylls told “My View with Lara Trump.” “My faith has always been like a quiet, empowering presence through so many adventures.”

The U.K.-born survival expert’s book “The Greatest Story Ever Told: An Eyewitness Account,” which was released in June, chronicles the life of Jesus into what he described as a punchy, faith-filled thriller.

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“The real story of Jesus is so mind-blowing. It’s a story of true courage, true friendship, true love, and I just thought nobody’s ever written this as a thriller, I’m just going to write this story,’ he said.

Bear Grylls pictured during the filming of episode 302 of ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls.’ (Ben Simms/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Grylls said his curiosity and desire to explore a truer version of the story inspired the project.

“I never really was brought up knowing… the real story of Jesus,” the survival expert explained. “I always grew up with such a sanitized version of it, I didn’t really like it.”

Grylls has hosted more than a dozen survival shows since 2006 — a number of them on the Discovery Channel — which he said approached him after his successful climb of Mount Everest.

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“Everest is always going to be in my heart because we had climbers lose their lives up there. Two died of the cold, two fell, and I think that mountain shaped so much of the future of my life. It was through that that the Discovery Channel eventually approached me, and we saw ‘Man vs. Wild,’ and that grew into ‘Running Wild’ and all these shows,” he said.

The adventurer said the reaction to his book has surpassed anything he’s experienced in television.

“I think I’ve had more response from this book than anything else I’ve ever done, any TV show,” he said.

Bear Grylls attends the screening of his Netflix series “Celebrity Bear Hunt” on Feb. 4, 2025, in London, England. (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Beyond his career and faith, Grylls also spoke about the importance of getting outdoors.

“For me, the outdoors has always been such a beautiful, healing, grounding place,” Grylls said. “That’s where I’d go to reconnect.”

He worries that modern life has veered people away from nature.

“I think everyone’s scared of the sun nowadays,” he said.

“Try and just be disciplined about your time on your screen. It’s not that it’s bad, but try and just police yourself a little bit,” Grylls recommended.

Bear Grylls sits at a bonfire with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal during the filming of ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls.’ (Photo by: Ben Simms/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

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For Grylls, adventures aren’t always about the thrill of the feat, but living with intention.

“It doesn’t have to be the highest mountain in the world,” he said. “It’s how you live, how you approach risk, relationships, family, business and everything.”

And it’s a life, he admitted, that he has no plans to change.

“I’ve burned so many bridges in my life,” he reflected. “I have no other option apart from doing what I do — and I kind of like that.”

Nora Moriarty is a Production Assistant at FOX News.

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