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Michael Schumacher Out of Coma

Schumacher said to be awake and talking to his family

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By Robin Deering, Updated

Six months on from Michael Schumacher's ski accident in Meribel, he is said to have left the intensive care unit in Grenoble hospital and has woken from his coma.

German newspaper Bild has reported that the F1 champion has communicated with his wife and children, after the hospital moved him to rehabilitation clinic.

Michael Schumacher fell whilst skiing in Meribel on the 29th of December last year, the head injuries were so severe that he was put into an induced coma.

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