Kungfoolss
9/22/2004 12:12am,
I have no idea if this news piece has ever been posted given the age of the article (September 24, 1999) but I believe it shows the little known dangers of the stylistic arts.
Martial arts injury claims officer's life
By TIM LOGAN
News Editor
South Bend Police Cpl. Randy Moore died Wednesday, losing his struggle to recover from a broken neck suffered in an accident Sept. 6. oore died at Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he had been since falling while practicing flips in a Mishawaka martial arts studio. He was 33.
The officer is survived by two daughters, ages 6 and 8, and his wife, Amy, who is four months pregnant.
The accident happened while Moore, a brown belt with four years experience, fell on his head or shoulder while practicing martial arts two weeks ago. He was off duty when the accident occurred. The officer was paralyzed from the mid-chest down and had trouble breathing in recent days. He was on a ventilator in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit, but was able to talk with visitors, including his wife, family and many police officers.
Doctors performed a two-hour operation on Moore in order to relieve pressure on his spinal cord. He had also recently begun taking the experimental drug, Sygen, to ease the paralysis. Moore was a member of the Bicycle Patrol and the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) of the South Bend Police. He joined the force in 1992, and had served with the St. Joseph County Police Department for approximately two years before that.
"He was an outstanding police officer," said Capt. Gary Horvath, police department spokesman. "He knew what he had to do and went out and did it."
http://www.nd.edu/~observer/09241999/News/1.html
Martial arts injury claims officer's life
By TIM LOGAN
News Editor
South Bend Police Cpl. Randy Moore died Wednesday, losing his struggle to recover from a broken neck suffered in an accident Sept. 6. oore died at Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he had been since falling while practicing flips in a Mishawaka martial arts studio. He was 33.
The officer is survived by two daughters, ages 6 and 8, and his wife, Amy, who is four months pregnant.
The accident happened while Moore, a brown belt with four years experience, fell on his head or shoulder while practicing martial arts two weeks ago. He was off duty when the accident occurred. The officer was paralyzed from the mid-chest down and had trouble breathing in recent days. He was on a ventilator in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit, but was able to talk with visitors, including his wife, family and many police officers.
Doctors performed a two-hour operation on Moore in order to relieve pressure on his spinal cord. He had also recently begun taking the experimental drug, Sygen, to ease the paralysis. Moore was a member of the Bicycle Patrol and the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) of the South Bend Police. He joined the force in 1992, and had served with the St. Joseph County Police Department for approximately two years before that.
"He was an outstanding police officer," said Capt. Gary Horvath, police department spokesman. "He knew what he had to do and went out and did it."
http://www.nd.edu/~observer/09241999/News/1.html