MIDDLEBURG, Fla. — A local man is recovering after he fell nearly 30 feet while working on a bridge.
John Tang is a construction worker in Jacksonville and said it happened at a First Coast Expressway construction site near County Road 220 and State Road 23 in Clay County.
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“A few hours into the job, I was disconnecting from one safety line to move onto the next, and in between, I had tripped on something,” Tang said.
He said that something he tripped on caused him to fall nearly 30 feet off a bridge beam.
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“I’s been a little rough, but we are taking it easy, taking it day by day,” Tang said.
After being taken to the hospital and having hip surgery, Tang was able to go home and start the road to recovery.
Alan Tran, a long-time friend of Tang’s, started a GoFundMe to help Tang and his family, which includes a fiancée and two daughters.
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“I hope he can recover and become stronger, his body, his mental state,” Tran said.
Tang said he starts physical therapy and hopes to walk again very soon.
“I’ve been home, just recovering day by day, just blessed to be here,” Tang said.
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