Cherokee County student recovering after traumatic lake accident
Photo courtesy of GoFundMe
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A Cherokee County community is rallying around a Woodstock High School senior and football player who is recovering from life-threatening injuries after a serious fall in July.
Seventeen-year-old Blake Jensen was at a lake when he fell more than 15 feet onto rocks and logs below, according to a GoFundMe page set up by family and friends. Jensen suffered multiple traumatic injuries, including fractures to his skull and back, internal bleeding, a torn spleen, kidney damage, and several cracked ribs.
He was airlifted to Kennestone Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery and spent several days in the intensive care unit. Although Jensen has since been released from the hospital, his recovery continues and he has missed the start of the school year.
The GoFundMe campaign — which has raised more than $3,100 so far — aims to support the Jensen family with mounting medical expenses as Blake continues his long road to recovery.