I am saddened to relay...
Pat Rakes, one of the co-founders for Conservation Fisheries, is in the hospital after a bad bicycle accident.
Monday, January 4 he was riding his bike to the CFI facility and turned into a vehicle. His left leg has been badly broken but has a weak pulse and good color after the initial surgery. There was concern that he would lose his leg. He will need more surgeries and therapy. He had brain trauma as well and is unable to communicate but he does seem to be responding to different voices. Several ribs were broken but there appears to be no obvious internal organ damage. This will be a long recovery.
If any of you would like to wish him well i would urge you to send a card to CFI at...
3424 Division St. Knoxville, TN 37919