Ryan Sconyers: A Short Story

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A friend saved 17 year old Ryan Sconyers after falling off a boat ladder, where he received a head injury and lost four fingers. While fishing out on the Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien on Saturday, Sconyers climbed out of his boat into a barge. Eventually making his way back to the boat, he began climbing but soon fell from the boat’s ladder. He fell into the water, receiving tremendous injuries on the way down. Police say that Sconyers friend pulled him from the water. After rescuing him, the friend called for help. The teen was later flown to the University Hospitals in Iowa City in fair condition on Tuesday.