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Show Vernal man suffers broken neck at Steinaker The Uintah County ambulance was called to Steinaker Reservoir last Saturday to transport a man suffering a broken neck to the Uintah County Hospital. ' According to Emergency Medical Technicians who were at the scene, John G. Siddwell, 22. dove off the west shore of the lake into three-feet of water. He suffered paralysis and had trouble breathing when the ambulance arrived a little after 1:30 p.m. The man was stabilized and transported tran-sported to the hospital where he received further treatment. The Life Flight Helicopter landed at the hospital to transport Siddwell to Salt Lake City, but was unable to life off because of mechanical failure. Siddwell was transported to Salt Lake City by airplane. |