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Chicago man, once paralyzed, to swim from Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay

August 17, 2022

41-year-old Rob Heitz is planning the 1-to-2-mile swim Friday. Some 19 years after becoming paralyzed following a freak diving accident in Lake Michigan, he is now mostly recovered.

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Source: suntimes.com

Recovered quadriplegic to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco

August 15, 2022

From the beach where he swims on Lake Michigan, Rob Heitz can see the rehabilitation hospital where he began his recovery journey after being paralyzed from the neck down 19 years earlier.

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Source: chicagotribune.com

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Chicago man, once paralyzed, to swim from Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay

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