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Yorktown Grad Needs Help After Injuries Caused by Failed Flip

Josh Bunche was a star on the Yorktown football team; he was hurt doing a flip at a tailgate party at Clemson University.

PHOTO of Josh Bunche from GoFundMe.com

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A Yorktown High School grad is facing steep medical bills after a flip he attempted at a college football tailgate party went wrong and he landed facedown. Watch the video of the fall here.

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Josh Bunche is an athletic guy, but on Oct. 3, he came up short and fell literally on his face at a tailgate party for the Clemson U vs. Notre Dame game played at Clemson.

The resulting injuries include a nasal fracture, a broken jaw, misaligned front teeth and more, according to a GoFundMe campaign that has been started by a friend in hopes of curtailing his medical expenses.

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So far, 182 people have helped raise $6,010 in the past seven days.

Here’s a video from him performing at a pep rally with his teammates at Yorktown in 2011:


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