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Seal Beach Lifeguard 'May Never Walk Again' Following On-Duty Injury: Report
The man was injured while working as a junior lifeguard instructor Friday morning, authorities said.
SEAL BEACH, CA — A 20-year-old lifeguard may never walk again following an injury he suffered Friday morning while working at Seal Beach, according to authorities and a report by CBS News.
Seal Beach officials said in a statement that Junior Lifeguard Instructor Isaiah Osorio suffered a "severe" injury just before noon while at work and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Osorio was on a surfboard in the ocean when a wave crashed onto him, according to a report by CBS News. The impact caused him to hit his head on the ocean floor and left him with a spinal injury, according to the report.
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Osorio, a graduate of Los Alamitos High School, had been working as a lifeguard in Seal Beach since June 2023, according to the city of Seal Beach.
Following his injury, community members have rallied for him, raising more than $110,000 through a fundraiser started Saturday.
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