A 10-year-old boy who was swept into a storm drain while helping his family clean up storm debris is being kept on life support so that his organs can be donated, according to his father.

The boy, Asher Sullivan, “officially passed away” on May 18, but remains on life support to facilitate the organ donation process, his dad, Jimmy Sullivan, wrote in a Facebook post.

“It’s 100% an ‘Asher’ type thing to do in continuing to be selfless,” Sullivan shared  on Facebook. “He will have an honor walk at the hospital in the next few days and be celebrated as he is, a hero!”

  • Numenor@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    This, but also make it a rule that any new ones have a grill or improved design or something.

    it seems that it’s only the US that uses that design, I could be incorrect. But presumably other places have streets and storms and have have to come up with a solution that doesn’t have enough space to house an adult sized male clown.

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      5 months ago

      Not discounting safety features… but wouldn’t the delta p in that situation be enough to take you out anyways? Or is the bigger problem once you’re inside the infrastructure?