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OC nurse suffers severe spinal cord injury during freak accident while on vacation in Costa Rica

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ByDavid González KABC logo
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
OC nurse severely injured in freak accident during Costa Rica vacation
An Orange County nurse is recovering in a Central American hospital after suffering a near-fatal spinal cord injury during a freak accident.
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