AJ Presto (left), who was paralyzed in a swimming accident, attended his senior prom last week. He has faced a tough road to recovery over the last year but has defied the odds.

High schooler paralyzed in pool party accident defies the odds ahead of graduation A high school senior is proving that nothing can hold him back one year after a swimming accident left him paralyzed.

After four other party attendees rescued AJ Presto from the pool, paramedics rushed him to the hospital, where he underwent a nine-hour surgery on his spinal cord. “My vitals dropped multiple times, ...

High schooler paralyzed in pool party accident defies the odds ahead of graduation A high school senior is proving that nothing can hold him back one year after a swimming accident left him paralyzed.