The Brief
- ER nurse Katie Bullard broke multiple vertebrae during a 28th birthday trip to the Dominican Republic.
- She underwent surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital and will continue rehabilitation at the Shepherd Center.
- A GoFundMe has been launched to cover the $50,000 cost of her medical flight back to Atlanta.
VILLA RICA, Ga. – A birthday trip to the Dominican Republic turned tragic for a metro Atlanta nurse who now faces a long road to recovery.
What we know:
Katie Bullard, an emergency room nurse at Tanner Medical Center in Villa Rica, was celebrating her 28th birthday when she dove off a boat and broke several vertebrae, according to friends and family.…