Tech Student Suffers Head Injury After Falling From Frat House Bed

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A Georgia Tech student has lost his ability to walk and talk after he fell from his bed at his fraternity house and suffered severe head injuries.

According to WSB-TV, Clark Jacobs fell out of his loft bed onto a linoleum floor Jan. 10, and shortly afterwards developed problems. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors discovered he had a fractured skull and a bleed in his brain. Surgeons rushed to save his life.

Jacobs is still alive, but he is receiving round-the-clock treatment at the Shepherd Center. WSB-TV says that the family is hoping for a speedy recovery for the 20-year-old mechanical engineering student. The fraternity has since installed railings on the loft beds to keep brothers from falling out of them.

The family has set up a GoFundMe page to defray some of the costs of medical procedures that their insurance won’t cover.

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