Florida Woman Becomes Quadriplegic After Hammock Accident Involving a Chimney | Inside Edition

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Oct 20, 2024

Florida Woman Becomes Quadriplegic After Hammock Accident Involving a Chimney | Inside Edition

Erin Field warms against hammocks after an accident involving one left her quadriplegic. On the day of the accident in 2017, she was with a boy she'd just started dating. They both sat in a hammock,

Erin Field warms against hammocks after an accident involving one left her quadriplegic. On the day of the accident in 2017, she was with a boy she'd just started dating. They both sat in a hammock, and a chimney collapsed and fell on her, leaving the 28-year-old paralyzed from the chest down. Now she uses social media to spread awareness about quadriplegia and to warn people of the dangers that can come with using a hammock. "I need to start making people more aware," she told Inside Edition Digital's Andrea Swindall.