A 23-year-old active-duty Air Force firefighter has been recovering in a trauma unit in Austin. The firefighter was visiting the area for a brief vacation when he was injured in a hit-and-run incident. He spent 24 days in the trauma unit on a respirator.

The incident occurred while he was in Austin, but details of what happened are limited. The firefighter is now returning home to Omaha, Nebraska, after his lengthy recovery in Austin. For more information on this incident, further details are available from the source.