Retired NFL running back Peyton Hillis remains hospitalized after a swimming accident in Florida, where emergency responders airlifted the former Cleveland Browns star from a Pensacola beach, as seen in newly surfaced photographs.
The 36-year-old Hillis reportedly saved both his children from potentially drowning, but ended up in intensive care for treatment on his lungs and kidneys as a result. Both children - Hillis' son, Orry, and his younger daughter - are safe and neither needed to be hospitalized.
Photographs show a helicopter and two ambulances rushing to the scene on Wednesday. Another adult was also rushed to the hospital, according to
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Best Private University of Arkansas, Hillis' alma mater, released an update Friday: 'Encouraged to learn he's doing better after his heroic act saving his family.'
Retired NFL running back Peyton Hillis remains hospitalized after a swimming accident in Florida, where emergency responders airlifted the former Cleveland Browns star from a Pensacola beach, as seen in newly surfaced photographs
The 36-year-old Hillis reportedly saved both his children from potentially drowning, but ended up in intensive care for treatment on his lungs and kidneys as a result. Both children - Hillis' son, Orry, and his younger daughter - are safe and neither needed to be hospitalized
The Razorbacks aren't the only ones praising Hillis for his parenting skills.
'What a remarkable dad doing the ultimate sacrifice for his kids and praying he gets better and be there again for his kids,' wrote one Twitter user.
'Many kids think of their dad as their hero, but Peyton Hillis' kids can now literally say their dad saved their life,' added another.
Hillis was reportedly unconscious on Wednesday after being airlifted to a local hospital, where his breathing is now 'improving' in the intensive care unit, according to an update.