Professional golfer Brian Harman revealed that a close family friend has been in a coma for weeks after trying to save his 6-year-old son from a near-drowning in October.
The British Open champion told reporters about the tragic incident Tuesday during a news conference at the RSM Classic.
Harman said his wife had taken their children and Cathy Dowdy, a family friend, to Ponte Vedra, Florida.
Harman’s son was bodyboarding when he was taken out to sea by a rip current. Dowdy entered the water to try to save the child when she began to struggle in the strong current as well.
Harman said another beachgoer, a man named Crane Cantrell, saw what was happening and went in to help.
“He makes it out fine, Cathy (is) injured really badly in the water,” said Harman, who was in China for a golf tournament at the time. “She’s been in a coma for going on six weeks now and so obviously our world down here was kind of turned on its head.”
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