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Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall
Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall Micah Patsch, a 25-year-old underwater welder from Northern Virginia, is fighting for his future after a workplace accident left him with a crippling spinal injury—one that could cost him his dreams without urgent surgery. After falling 12 feet into a solid concrete tank in 2019, Patsch initially walked away with what seemed like a minor injury—a broken elbow.  But what followed were years of relentless back pain, numbness, and weakness that doctors continuously brushed off, his girlfriend said. Now, after an emergency surgery in 2023 barely saved him from paralysis, Patsch needs a se…
Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Virginia: Police Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Virginia: Police
Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Virginia: Police An arborist was killed on the job while chopping tres in Alexandria, officials confirmed on Sunday. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, members of the Alexandria Fire and Police departments were called to the unit block of West Mount Ida Avenue, where there was report of a worker suffering from injuries after coming into contact with an electrical wire. Investigators say that upon arrival, crews found the arborist unresponsive, and the initial probe found that a branch in the tree he was trimming made contact with a live power line. Dominion Power responded to assist in clear…
19-Year-Old Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Virginia: Police 19-Year-Old Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Virginia: Police
19-Year-Old Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Virginia: Police A death investigation has been launched in Prince William County after a 19-year-old was crushed to death while working on his vehicle in Woodbridge, police say. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, the Prince William County Police Department received an emergency call after a man working underneath his vehicle was pinned when it fell on top of him in the 13400 block of Greenacre Drive. The man was pinned and died there, fire and rescue officials confirmed.  Preliminarily, there are no signs of any foul play, according to police, who made note that the cause of death has not been…