Ed had three surgeries this week to repair his pelvis and his ankle. He now has some sweet x-rays at least.
This is an excerpt from a blog post titled Fall in the Ozarks–And a Fall in the Ozarks written by Bob Wyatt. He is another photographer that was in the area and helped out with the search and rescue operation. This is his self-portrait to the left. Arriving at the parking spot above Smith Cemetary close to Iceledo Gap about 1200 I made the walk down the very rough road. The was another car at my parking spot and a SUV/crossover[...]
This is a compilation of my facebook and twitter posts from the last few days. Too much information and brain fatigue to put into proper story format. -s&r with fathinlaw. prelim is broke ankle. dislocated hip. bruised collarbone. will take few hours to get out. please pray. havent seen him. -815 – made it to search and rescue base 1.5 hours from harrison. -840 – search and rescue makes initial contact with @edcooley -850 – initial diagnosis is broken ankle,[...]
Lizzy’s dad is a photographer and that was the main reason for our expedition to Alaska. Jack-Jack is his papa’s little buddy and loves to hangout with him and tell him what to take pictures of. This is a picture that i snapped of Jack-Jack helping Ed get the perfect shot.