California teacher not allowed to leave Guatemala hospital after breaking his neck
By Gene Haagenson
Friday, January 11, 2019 10:57AM
A high school teacher from California is living a vacation nightmare in Central America, where he was seriously injured while surfing.
Officials say 28-year-old Alex Austin was on vacation in Guatemala on the beach with his friend Dillon Nicholson when he made a tragic mistake.
"He just kind of misjudged the wave and dove headfirst into water that was maybe a foot and a half deep," Nicholson said. "And he broke his neck."
Austin had surgery on his neck vertebrae and has been in a hospital in Guatemala City for a week. He's making progress and is not paralyzed, and he recorded a video of his progress and posted it on Facebook.
More:
https://abc7ny.com/society/teacher-breaks-neck-in-guatemala-being-held-until-bill-paid/5049991/
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