Retired SEAL Team 6 member hospitalized after 5-car crash near Lake Wales

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — A retired Navy SEAL who once served with SEAL Team 6 is recovering after being seriously injured in a deadly five-car crash near Lake Wales.

Michael Owings was airlifted from the crash scene to Osceola Regional Medical Center, where he remains hospitalized.

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Owings’ wife, Terah, said her husband suffered multiple injuries.

“He suffered broken ribs, collapsed lung. He’s having surgery on his right wrist tomorrow, and he had multiple internal injuries and internal bleeding,” Terah Owings said. “They did a wonderful job. They saved his life.”…

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