Gabriel Lamarre was spearfishing...
...6 days ago, then collapsed the following day and had been unable to stand up when he arrived at the clinic via a wheelbarrow.
Dr. Mike Cruz examined the 44-year-old fisherman from nearby Ville Jacmel, and diagnosed him with "the bends," the decompression sickness that's a scuba diving hazard.
It's possible Lamare could regain some mobility in one leg through physical therapy. But it's unknown if Lamare will be able to find that kind of help here.
"He's devastated," says Cruz. "He wants to go fishing again."
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by Leigh
