A HOBART woman shot in the hip at the Bataclan theatre in Paris has a long road ahead recovering mentally from the terrorist attack, her aunt says.
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Sam Gunner, who today represented Emma Grace Parkinson’s family in Hobart, said her niece was in a stable condition and good spirits.
Ms Parkinson, 19, suffered multiple gun shot wounds to her hip in the attack on Friday when four black-clothed gunmen wielding AK-47s entered and fired calmly and randomly at hundreds of screaming concert-goers.
She received hospital treatment and had texted her family after the shooting, Ms Gunner said.
“Our priority from this point on is getting Emma’s mum by her side.”
The family’s healing would start when Ms Parkinson and her mum reunited, she said.
Ms Parkinson, fluent in French, had been in France for 10 days after accepting a teaching position when the attack happened.
She had spent the previous 12 months in Europe where she had spent time living in Germany.
Ms Gunner said her niece was a “brave”, “courageous” person who took the “bull by the horns” when it came to living life.
Premier Will Hodgman said Ms Parkinson's family was "highly traumatised" by the shooting.
The government would work with agencies to ensure Tasmanians abroad received the help they needed after the incident, he said.
"We will do all that we can to provide protections that should be available to Tasmanians here."
Tasmania Police commissioner Darren Hine said there was no information suggesting the state would be affected by the "security environment" following the Paris attacks.