Hero paralyzed after rescuing 4-year-old from drowning When Michael Patterson spotted a 4-year-old drowning in a local Rockmart, Ga., swimming hole, he didn't hesitate before jumping in to save her. But Patterson’s heroic dive, made on June 8, has landed him in the hospital — still in critical condition and paralyzed from the waist down from spine injuries and three broken bones in his neck.“I just did what I would hope anybody else would’ve done ...
June 14, 2013 - NBC NEWS
Vt. Health Department issues swimming hole warning BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — With high water levels from recent rains, Vermont officials are again warning about dangerous conditions in rivers, streams and swimming holes.
June 12, 2013 - Boston Globe