BY DAN HILDEBRAN
Telegraph-Times-Monitor General Manager
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The parents of a Lake Region 17-year-old said the teen’s spine was severed in a Sunday afternoon four-wheeler accident, and he will likely never walk again.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that the crash occurred on Indian Trail in the McRae area.
The youth’s mother: Heather Reynolds, wrote on social media that Anthony Reynolds broke his back in the mishap, and surgeons hoped to repair the damage.
After the operation, the teen’s father: Eric Reynolds, reported the heartbreaking news: “We would like to thank you for all your prayers. Anthony has made it through surgery. Unfortunately, his spinal cord was severed. Outside of a miracle, Anthony will never walk again. We need your prayers now more than ever.”
When reached by phone on Tuesday, Eric Reynolds said Anthony, a student at Keystone Heights High School, would likely remain at UF Health Shands for another week, then go to a rehab facility.
“It’s a struggle,” he said when asked about the family’s emotional well-being.
The father added that the family will likely move from their current home because the structure is not wheelchair accessible.
Michael Hoegler is organizing an internet fundraiser for Anthony at gofundme.com/f/z448bd-anthony.
