Paralyzed Young Man Learns to Scuba Dive

(DiverWire) Josh Davies, 21, was paralyzed less than a year and half ago, and is now a certified scuba diver.The young man worked as a farmer, and was cutting down an old ash tree on the family homestead in Wales when the unthinkable occurred. The 10-ten tree landed on his back, crushing multiple vertebrae and paralyzing him from the waist down.“The tree came back on me and that was that,” said Davies, to the British Sub-Aqua Club during an interview.  ““I used to play rugby and all sorts of sports and have always been an outdoor sort of person. I was absolutely devastated when I found out . . . I was paralyzed and would never walk again.”From there, Davies says he realized that his active lifestyle wouldn’t nec...
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