爱荷华州爱荷华市——一名少年在爱荷华州的一次游乐乘骑事故中受伤，导致他的弟弟死亡，他的家庭牧师说，周三他满16岁时仍在接受生命支持。
牧师克里斯蒂安·希尔兹说，自上周六阿尔托纳冒险岛公园湍急的河流上发生事故以来，大卫·哈拉米略一直处于空白儿童医院的药物诱导昏迷状态。
他说，大卫有一些大脑功能，在得梅因医院醒来过几次，睁开眼睛问发生了什么。希尔兹说，他仍然连接着呼吸机，但医生希望让他摆脱生命支持。
锡达拉皮兹基督教生活教会的牧师希尔兹说，大卫在水中被压在一艘船下面几分钟后还活着，这是一个奇迹。教堂计划在周三晚上为这个家庭举行一次祈祷守夜活动，并赞助了一个已经筹集了3万美元的GoFundMe页面。
“我们将为大卫祈祷生命，他的大脑功能将奇迹般地完好无损，不受阻碍，对他没有长期持久的影响，”他说。“他的情况仍然非常严重，但有一些好的迹象。”
朋友们带了气球来医院庆祝大卫的生日，但“不会有很多庆祝活动。”
家庭律师瑞安·贝斯特(Ryan Best)周三表示，大卫“通过移动脚趾和头部来回应质疑”，这是一个令人鼓舞的迹象。
周六，爱荷华州马里恩的哈拉米略一家去冒险岛庆祝大卫即将到来的生日。希尔兹说，作为林马高中的一名大三学生，大卫对获得驾照感到兴奋，因为这是他迈向自由和成年的一步。
大卫，他14岁的弟弟格斯和11岁的迈克尔;他们18岁的表妹尼拉·佩蒂;周六晚上，父母萨布丽娜和大卫·哈拉米略登上了一艘船。自1983年以来，这是公园里对家庭友好的主要项目，它使用传送带推动圆形船只穿过急流。
希尔兹说，这家人的船在航行开始后的20秒内翻了，导致所有六个人的头撞到下面的水面上，并把他们困在水下的安全带里。
Adventureland向该州提交并向美联社发布的一份强制性“重大故障”报告显示，导致救生筏翻转的原因仍在调查中，但其八个气囊中至少有一个放气。
冒险岛的律师盖伊·库克说，膀胱在翻转时可能已经放气，现在下结论还为时过早。他说，这是该船在38年的历史中，首次出现数万艘下水的情况。
希尔兹说，尼拉设法解开了自己和格斯的安全带，两人受了点轻伤就出来了。
希尔兹说，船压坏了43岁的大卫的肩膀，他能听到自己的骨头嘎吱嘎吱地响，因为他从下面把肩膀扯出来挣脱。他和塞布丽娜下了船，可以看到他们的儿子面朝下躺在河里，但由于大卫的手臂受伤，他们无法移动船。
他说，当其他木筏经过时，他们尖叫着寻求帮助，并认为至少过了10分钟，工人们才切断了游乐设施的供水，男孩们才从水中被解救出来。现场的紧急救援人员很快开始采取救生措施和心肺复苏术，但几分钟后救护车才能到达他们身边，并将四名伤势最重的人送往医院。
库克说，事故的时间表仍在调查中。
周日，在迈克尔表现出无脑功能和器官衰竭后，医生决定解除他的生命支持，他将在博尔德峰中学读六年级。希尔兹说，当医生断开机器时，他和其他牧师握着男孩的手唱歌。
希尔兹在今年夏天认识了迈克尔，因为这个男孩在比赛结束后自愿参加了一个清理当地小联盟棒球场的教堂筹款活动。他承诺他会在所有12个晚上都出现，他做到了，愉快地捡起垃圾和啤酒瓶。
希尔兹说，迈克尔“充满了微笑、笑声和笑话”，喜欢小狗、玩电子游戏和和朋友们在一起。
“对于像迈克尔这样的年轻人来说，从这个世界上被剥夺的潜力是无法估量的，”他说。“他是一颗宝石。”
波克县法医办公室周三表示，迈克尔的尸检已经完成，但死亡原因和方式仍在调查中。
Teen on life support after deadly Iowa water ride accident
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A teenager injured in an accident on an Iowa amusement ride that killed his younger brother remained on life support Wednesday as he turned 16, his family pastor said.
David Jaramillo has been in a medically induced coma at Blank Children’s Hospital since Saturday’s accident on the Raging River at Adventureland Park in Altoona, pastor Christian Shields said.
David has some brain function and has woken up a couple times at the Des Moines hospital, opening his eyes and asking what happened, he said. He remains hooked up to breathing machines, but doctors are hoping to wean him off life support, Shields said.
Shields, the pastor at Christian Life Church in Cedar Rapids, said it's a miracle that David is alive after being pinned underneath a boat in water for several minutes. The church planned a prayer vigil for the family Wednesday night and is sponsoring a GoFundMe page that has raised $30,000.
“We'll be praying for life for David, that his brain function would miraculously be undamaged and unhindered and have no long-term lasting effects on him," he said. “He's still in very serious condition, but there's some good signs.”
Friends have brought balloons to the hospital for David's birthday, but “there won't be a lot of celebrating.”
Family attorney Ryan Best said Wednesday that David is “responding to questioning by moving his toes and his head," an encouraging sign.
The Jaramillo family, of Marion, Iowa, went to Adventureland to celebrate David’s upcoming birthday on Saturday. David, a junior at Linn-Mar High School, had been excited about getting his driver’s license as a step toward freedom and adulthood, Shields said.
David, his younger brothers Gus, 14, and Michael, 11; their 18-year-old cousin Nyla Pettie; and parents Sabrina and David Jaramillo boarded a boat for the ride on Saturday night. A family-friendly staple of the park since 1983, the ride uses a conveyor belt to push circular boats through rapids.
The family’s boat flipped over within 20 seconds of the ride beginning, Shields said, causing all six to hit their heads on the surface below and trapping them in their seatbelts underneath the water.
What caused the raft to flip remains under investigation, but at least one of its eight bladders was deflated, according to a mandatory “major breakdown" report filed by Adventureland with the state and released to The Associated Press.
Adventureland attorney Guy Cook said the bladder could have deflated upon overturning, and it's premature to draw any conclusions. He said it was the first time one of the boats had flipped out of tens of thousands of launches in the ride's 38-year history.
Nyla managed to unbuckle herself and Gus and the two got out with minor injuries, Shields said.
The boat was crushing the shoulder of 43-year-old David, and he could hear his bones crunching as he ripped his shoulder out from underneath to break free, Shields said. He and Sabrina got out and could see their sons face down in the river, but could not move the boat because of David’s arm injuries.
They screamed for help as other rafts passed by, and believe that at least 10 minutes passed before workers shut off water to the ride and the boys were freed from the water, he said. Emergency responders on site began with life-saving measures and CPR very quickly, but several minutes passed before an ambulance could reach them and take the four most seriously injured to the hospital.
Cook said the timeline of the accident remains under investigation.
Doctors decided to remove Michael, who was going into sixth grade at Boulder Peak Intermediate School, from life support Sunday after he showed no brain function and his organs had failed. Shields said he and other pastors held the boy's hand and sang as doctors disconnected the machine.
Shields had gotten to know Michael this summer because the boy had volunteered for a church fundraiser cleaning a local minor league baseball stadium after games. He promised he would show up for all 12 nights and he did, joyfully picking up trash and beer bottles.
Shields said Michael was “full of smiles and laughter and jokes," loved small dogs, playing video games and hanging with friends.
“The potential that has been robbed from this world is incalculable with a young man like Michael,” he said. “He is a gem.”
The Polk County Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday an autopsy on Michael has been completed but the cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
