Enzo Halliburton was playing with mates on a sand island in the middle of an estuary in Christchurch's Moncks Bay on a Friday in late January when he dived into the water and did not resurface.
A 16-year-old boy is in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit after a summer swim with his mates ended in a life-changing spinal injury.
Enzo Halliburton was playing with mates on a sand island in the middle of an estuary in Christchurch's Moncks Bay on a Friday in late January when
he dived into the water and did not resurface.
His friends didn't know at the time but he had seriously injured his spine was unable to use his legs, the page stated.
The mates pulled his unconscious body from the water, began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and called for an ambulance.
The teenager suffered a C5-C7 spinal injury and is now tetraplegic. His plight has been detailed on a Givealittle page which has seen an outpouring of generosity with more than 100 donors raising a little over $13,737 for him in two days.
