a Georgia High School Wrestler He faces a long recovery after his neck broke in a “freak accident” at the state championship tournament earlier this week.
Jefferson High School senior Dominic Haynes broke his head in the final seconds of the GHSA's traditional wrestling state championship quarterfinal match. Macon, Georgia,Thursday.
Dominic's coach told Fox 5 it was a “freak accident.” (Mary Williford)
Assistant wrestling, Matthew Seaman called it a “freak accident” and told Fox 5 Atlanta what happened after the opponent had made a legal takedown.
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“It's clearly a heartbreaking situation for both sides, and for us, for both sides, but for this person who definitely did nothing wrong,” he said. station.
“This has been made for him for years,” Seaman added. “Dom appears through Jefferson's youth program, middle school program, and high school program. This is a true family. This was his year, everything was coming together.”
Dominique's father, Zach Haynes, said his son was feeling slowly in his lower half. (Mary Williford)
Dominique's father, Zach Haynes, provided an update on his son's condition in a series of Facebook posts.
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He said after the accident Dominic “is not feeling it from the shoulders down.”
Dominique had surgery Thursday, and her father said “according to the plan.”
In the latest update on social media, Haynes said his son had some sense in his lower half and showed positive signs of recovery. Dominique will undergo another surgery later this week. “To fuse the vertebrae from behind, as all the muscles and ligaments were completely torn apart,” his father said in a recent update.
Dominic played in the quarterfinals of GHSA's traditional wrestling state championship last week. (Mary Williford)
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Haynes said if his son continues to make progress, he could be moved to a rehabilitation centre in a week.
Dominique's GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $62,000 as of Tuesday.
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