An X-ray showing the spear protruding from the front of Yasser Lopez's skull. Credit:Reuters

Doctors say the spear entered his head five centimetres above his right eye and came out the back of his skull.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue tools were used to cut the spear so Lopez could be X-rayed.

The rest of the spear was removed in a three-hour surgery.

Doctors said on Monday the spear missed the main blood vessels in the brain.