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Medford Teen Severely Injured in Dominican Republic
The recent Medford High graduate was on his senior trip.
A recent Medford High graduate was severely injured in a pool accident on his senior trip in the Dominican Republic.
Eric Ferrazzani fractured a vertebrae, which compressed his spinal cord causing him to lose feeling and motor functions in his lower extremities, according to a GoFundMe fundraising page set up to help his parents with medical expenses.
Ferrazzani was in a hospital in the Dominican Republic for three days. He is now at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. His prognosis is unknown, according to the page.
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The GoFundMe page has raised more than $14,000 in its first 48 hours.
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