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VA College Swimmer Paralyzed In Diving Accident VA College Swimmer Paralyzed In Diving Accident
VA College Swimmer Paralyzed In Diving Accident A college swimmer in Virginia was left partially paralyzed after a diving accident in Alabama. Devin Bateman, of Fredericksburg, was just beginning his vacation on the Gulf Shores when he decided to go out for a swim Easter Sunday, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. The 18-year-old freshman swimmer at Washington and Lee University freshman dove into the ocean and hit his head, rendering him unable to move, the campaign says. The swimmer was immediately airlifted to an area hospital in nearby Pensacola, FL and underwent emergency surgery on his C5 vertebrae. Sin…

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by Annie DeVoe