What a surprise! A sunny day at the pool turned into a nightmare for a 13-year-old boy because he couldn’t handle a wasp without jumping headfirst into disaster. Welcome to Frisco, where shallow ends and shallow thinking collide spectacularly.
Last Thursday, Semyon Williams Jr. made the blunder of a lifetime while at Old Orchard Park with his friends. A wasp decided to crash their pool party, and Semyon, seemingly inspired by action heroes, pulled off the not-too-bright stunt of diving into the shallow end. Guess who won’t be doing any cannonballs anytime soon?
People initially mistook Semyon’s lifeless float for some weird new game they’re not hip to. Floating face-down in water? Must be a TikTok challenge, right?
But it wasn’t long before the panic set in. Semyon hit his head, and that wasp’s sting suddenly seemed like a tickle in comparison. He lost all feeling in his arms and went limp as a noodle. Well, karma does have a way of biting back.
Here’s the real kicker: Semyon’s injury wasn’t your run-of-the-mill pool mishap. He shattered two vertebrae and parts of his spinal canal. Basically, he won’t be doing the backstroke or much of anything else. Diagnosed as a quadriplegic, he was wheeled off to surgery the very same day. At least he managed to get a ride in an ambulance, so he’s got that going for him.
So, here we are, left to ponder the wisdom of youth and the hazards of pools designed with shallow ends. Maybe next summer, Semyon and his pals will invest in a good wasp spray instead of proving that Darwin might have a point.
