[SixClub] W5TFW injured in tower accident

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Ouch! Sorry to hear that! Hope Joey heals up as good as new. Prayers your way Joey!

Jerry W9FS

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From: "Richard E. Teague" <k5btp at cox.net>
> 
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
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