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Medical student who almost drowned breaks silence and reveals truth
Christopher Gilbert, 26, was pushed into a lake by his co-worker, Cassidy Holland near Rhett's Tails and Shells, a restaurant in Farmerville, Louisiana. He has now revealed what happened minutes before
Christopher Gilbert, 26, was pushed into a lake in Farmerville, Louisiana, on April 14, by co-worker, Cassidy Holland and was allegedly left fighting for his life for 20 minutes while a group of friends watched on.
His heart and breathing had stopped by the time a patron from a nearby restaurant saw what was going on, hauled him to the surface and began CPR.
By the time he reached hospital, doctors claimed he was almost 'brain dead.'
As he continued to make his miraculous recovery, he has spoken out about what happened minutes before the incident, saying he doesn't think 'anyone did anything intentionally wrong'.
The group of friends told police he 'just kind of fell face first into the water' before a young woman admitted that she had pushed him off the pier during 'horse play'.
Gilbert was pulled from the water by a patron at the restaurant, Dawson Foust, who noticed what was happening and dived into the water.
If not for Foust, he may have died.
He was rushed to hospital and placed on life support as doctors told his family he was almost 'brain dead'.
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His heart and breathing had stopped by the time an onlooker hauled him from the water
But less than a month later he has made a remarkable recovery and is talking to his family and eating again, although he is still dealing with memory problems.
Payne told The Post that his family are planning a civil suit against that restaurant, claiming it failed to properly restrict access to the lake despite serving alcohol.
They also want the girl who admitted to pushing Gilbert into the lake to be arrested.
Payne said: 'Had Chris, a black male, pushed a white female into a lake, he would be arrested. I’ve defended alleged criminals with less evidence that they’ve made arrests on.'
'In the legal field, we characterize things the way we see fit,' said family lawyer Claudia Payne. 'Of course, they are saying horseplay. We are saying that it was a criminal intentional push into the lake.'
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But less than a month later he has made a remarkable recovery and is talking to his family and eating again, although he is still dealing with memory problem
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Gilbert has refuted all claims about being brain dead and said they were 'completely false'
Gilbert's mother, Yolanda George, said she was alerted when one of the friends rang her at home.
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'She told me that Chris had fallen into the lake and he had been underwater for 20 minutes or so,' George told Fox8.
'And I was like, 20 minutes? Why was he underwater for 20 minutes?
'And she was just crying hysterically and he was being airlifted to Shreveport.
'And initially when my son got there the doctor called us in and told me that at this time he was "brain dead pretty much, and the rest of his organs were starting to fail".'
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who raised these black folks that want to integrate into white society so badly???
I blame the parents... But thats just me. And these cacs need to be bought up on charges they never fukking do
I dont see a problem here. OP is just trying to manufacture outrage.
