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Show Youth suffers broken neck in swim mishap Wendell Johnson, 16, son of Frank and Orpha Dee Johnson of Mapleton, is in serious condition con-dition at Holy Cross Hospital, ji Salt Lake City, as a result of a swimming accident, Tuesday, ;i when he suffered a fractured :j neck. The accident occurred !; at about 5:15 p.m. ! Wendell and 25 or 30 other ! swimmers were at what is j called the flume at Mapleton. j He attempted to dive off the ' bank, slipped and struck the bottom which was only about two feet deep. The young fellow was rushed to Utah Valley Hospital and j taken from there to Holy I Cross. J He is the grandson of Mr. J and Mrs. Willis K. Johnson, j Sr.. of this city. |