25-06-2025
Man, 19, severely hurt in Hampton Beach swimming accident, reports say
He said it appears the teenager misjudged the depth of the water when he dove in.
'It looks like he was simply playing in the waves on a hot day, not doing anything wrong,' McMahon said, adding that he responded to a similar call several years ago.
The teenager's condition wasn't immediately available Wednesday.
His mother, Melina Burton, identified him as Aiden Sloan in an interview
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Burton told the network there was 'a sandbar that nobody could have known was there, so he dove through a wave and he hit the sandbar head-on.'
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Burton said her son told her, ''When I came to, Mom, I could see the top of the water, but my arms and legs wouldn't work, and I couldn't get myself to the top to get air.''
She posted a photo of a smiling Sloan to her Facebook page on Wednesday.
'My boy doing what he does best, smiling and hanging outside [heart emoji] god just please let him be ok,' Burton wrote.
A GoFundMe
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'He misjudged the depth of some water at Hampton and, as a result, broke his neck,' wrote family friend Jess Kinney, the organizer of the fundraiser. 'He is unable to move his legs and hands at this point but is able to move his arms. His mom, Melina, is a single mom and will need to be by her boy's side as he recovers. There is nothing anyone can do but help with bills, so please consider donating as much as you're able.'
The appeal said Sloan works in the hospitality industry.
'Aiden is a chef in Nashua at the Noodle Bar inside the Nash Casino and will be unable to work for a while,' Kinney wrote. 'He has been a staple in my son's life and has been the best friend a mother could ask for for her child. Aiden, we are all pulling for you and love you!!'
Greenleaf, a restaurant in Milford, N.H. where Sloan has worked, said on Facebook that it was donating 25 percent 'of net sales from all small plates ordered through the end of June' toward his medical expenses.
'Aiden joined our Greenleaf family at a young age and we watched him grow as a person and a cook over the years and he and his family have our full love and support during these difficult times,' the restaurant said.
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