On the afternoon of June 13th, 2008 David Heiner on summer break visiting his family in Elkin, North Carolina, was involved in a swimming accident.

He was swimming with his younger brothers Daniel and Nathan at the local country club pool. David is an excellent swimmer. While swimming underwater, David lost consciousness.

Lifeguards onsite provided CPR. An off-duty EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) gave further support. David was transported by ambulance to the local medical center, and upon arrival at the Emergency Room, he was found to have a pulse but was not breathing on his own.

2 hours later, David was flown by helicopter to the Medical Center of the Carolinas in Charlotte. David was admitted to the ICU, where he remains sedated and intubated (on a respirator), and in critical condition.

David's body temperature has been lowered to reduce the potential for injury to his brain. David has had other medical complications related to the accident, which have been slowly improving over the past 12 hours.

We will be updating this site as further developments occur.

The Heiner family is very grateful for the concern, support, prayers, and words of encouragement of many family members, friends, coworkers and colleagues at this time.