North Myrtle Beach Fire Chief Gary Spain is recovering after he was involved in a jet ski accident Saturday afternoon in the Bucksport area of Waccamaw River.
The department posted on their Facebook page that he was fully awake during his transport to the emergency room:
Chief Spain was admitted to intensive care at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. He will stay there for the next few days.
He is awake and alert as of Sunday morning and in good spirits. He wants people to know that he appreciates the prayers and concerns. He also wants people to know, “It will take more than one tree to keep him down for long, and he will be back in action soon!”
Spain is not accepting visitors at this point.
“He basically crushed all of his ribs in multiple places on his left side, collapsed left lung, damaged right lung,” Spain’s wife, Jennifer told News13. “He is in severe pain.”
