[SixClub] W5TFW injured in tower accident

[Richard E. Teague]

Joey's injuries are NOT life threatening, but he is in the hospital tonight
with a broken ankle which will require surgery to repair.

This afternoon while taking down a tower, one of the tower legs broke and the 
tower collapsed with Joey on it.  He was about 30 feet up.  When the tower
reached about a 45 degree inclination he jumped free of it and landed on 
his back, then the tower landed across hid chest. Fortunately the top of the
tower hit a barbed wire fence first and broke 2 strands of wire before it hit
Joey. At about 15:30 CDT he was transported to Baton Rouge General Hospital
Mid-City. After numerous x-rays and a CT scan, the doctors are convinced that he
has no serious internal injuries and no neck and back problems. He will undergo
surgery tomorrow to repair the ankle.

I don't know yet how long he will be in the hospital. He will probably not be 
able to return to the list for at least a week, maybe longer. In the interim,
I will try to keep an eye on the list to answer moderator requests and help out.
As soon as he feels like dealing with it, I will bring him a laptop with a 
wireless connection and an HT :) 


73
Richard  K5BTP