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re: Kid in critical condition after fall from Hawksbill Crag
Posted on 12/13/12 at 1:02 am to FlyingRazorback
Posted on 12/13/12 at 1:02 am to FlyingRazorback
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The guy that was with him that called 911 is my friend's little brother. Needless to say, he nor anyone else here is taking it very well. Prayers for the family and friends who are having to go through this..
Wasn't he with one of the Hannahs?
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Posted on 12/13/12 at 7:27 am to Marty McFrat
Saw this on the news this AM. Sad.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 10:15 am to UltimateHog
My understanding of it is that he was in critical condition, but then he suffered two strokes due to his injuries, swelling, etc.
Very sad story. We've all taken risks when we were younger. Hate to see a kid pass away seeking a little adventure in nature.
Very sad story. We've all taken risks when we were younger. Hate to see a kid pass away seeking a little adventure in nature.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 10:42 am to Numberwang
growing up in the Ozarks and spending a lot of time in the hills ,in caves and on lakes as a kid makes me feel fortunate me nor any only friends had a serious accident.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 10:47 am to Numberwang
This is what the family posted last night.
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Dear Prayer Warriors, Our precious precious Austin has taken a turn for the worse. Austin has suffered two massive strokes, which has left him with no brain function. We will meet with Dr. Lee in the morning to take Austin off of the respirator. We will give you more information tomorrow, but we can't express how much you have held us up, witnessed to us and loved us. We know you are the Gift that God gave us to help through this. We will Praise Him in this storm.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 10:48 am to Marty McFrat
That's terrible.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 7:14 pm to Hog Springs
New update, not going to be until Saturday until they stop the respirators.
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Please pray for strength for Danny, Gina, and Brittany. They have peace beyond all earthly understanding, but they are exhausted. When Austin got his new drivers license last year, he selected to be an organ donor, which led he and his Mom to have a conversation regarding donation. He was adamant that he wanted to be a donor. That conversation was part of God's perfect plan. Austin fell 100 feet, but God used that small maple tree to keep his organs from being damaged so he could save 5 to 8 other people. We Praise God for revealing his perfect plan to us. But for various reasons, in order to donate his organs we will have to wait until Saturday morning, which means another couple of days here at St. John's. Please pray for strength.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 7:17 pm to Marty McFrat
Posted on 12/13/12 at 7:24 pm to UltimateHog
Glad I'm not into shite like that anymore. Jumped off some cliffs near Camp Robinson this summer. Something like 110 ft. until you hit the water. They call it "Thriller". Dumbest shite I've ever done in my life. Hurt like hell when I hit the water, too. I'll never get rid of the mental picture my mind took when I took that step off. Pure panic.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 7:54 pm to Drewbie
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Wasn't he with one of the Hannahs?
He was. He was with Thomas or "Lucky" who is the youngest of the three. I lived next door to them growing up, they're a great family. I feel bad for Lucky and the Elder family.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 8:19 pm to FlyingRazorback
Nice, their new house is legit as frick. I know Griffin a little, not much though.
Posted on 12/13/12 at 8:37 pm to Marty McFrat
Their old house was legit as frick, I always wanted to live there. If it ever goes up for sale I'm gonna buy it I know Griffin well and went to school with Sam. They're all good guys.
I might have to stop by and visit to see the new place, haven't seen them since high school
I might have to stop by and visit to see the new place, haven't seen them since high school
Posted on 12/13/12 at 11:22 pm to FlyingRazorback
so if he hasn't passed away yet sounds like it will be soon, family just waiting to pull the plug? Feel bad for making any light of it, from reading the original article I thought he had survived, didn't realize he was in such bad shape. prayers to his family.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 2:49 am to Latarian
Falls ranging from heights as low as a few feet to many thousands of feet can result in injuries that range anywhere from being described as "paradoxically unfortunate" to "miraculously minor", and everything in between. I knew a man who died from a a fall of 10 feet from a ladder and know another who survived a free fall of several thousand feet when his parachute failed to open. I was hoping for a miraculous recovery in this case. I'm so sorry to hear this.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 9:14 am to Drewbie
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Glad I'm not into shite like that anymore. Jumped off some cliffs near Camp Robinson this summer. Something like 110 ft. until you hit the water. They call it "Thriller". Dumbest shite I've ever done in my life. Hurt like hell when I hit the water, too. I'll never get rid of the mental picture my mind took when I took that step off. Pure panic.
I used to jump off the cliffs at tenkiller every summer.... Then the lake level got low and I saw what I was jumping at and realized exactly how dumb that shite is.
I'm sorry to hear about this kid. What an awful way to go.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 10:16 am to oklahogjr
I use to jump off the cliffs at Tenkiller too, then people started hitting rocks, debris, and other shite in the water and drowned.
Anyway the story on Austin Elder is that a tree broke his fall. He's clinically brain dead as of now but the family is keeping him on life support until tomorrow so that doctors can harvest his organs. The tree may not have saved his life when it broke his fall, but it kept his major organs from being damaged.
Anyway the story on Austin Elder is that a tree broke his fall. He's clinically brain dead as of now but the family is keeping him on life support until tomorrow so that doctors can harvest his organs. The tree may not have saved his life when it broke his fall, but it kept his major organs from being damaged.
Posted on 12/14/12 at 10:58 am to FlyingRazorback
i've been avoiding this thread just because it's so sad 
. i had a friend lose his 29 year old wife this week too- why does bad shite have to happen?
. i had a friend lose his 29 year old wife this week too- why does bad shite have to happen? Posted on 12/14/12 at 11:20 am to Porky
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Falls ranging from heights as low as a few feet to many thousands of feet can result in injuries that range anywhere from being described as "paradoxically unfortunate" to "miraculously minor", and everything in between.
A friend of mine fell from a step-ladder and died almost immediately. He had an underlying condition that surfaced as a result of the fall (brain aneurysm).
You never know what's going to get you.
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