On June 21, 2012, US Army pilot David Ortiz of Denver, CO, was involved in a life-threatening helicopter crash while serving in Afghanistan. After the crash David was rushed into life-saving surgery, where he flat-lined twice. Both David and his co-pilot survived the crash, but he is living as a paraplegic due to the injuries. This incident inspired David to face a fear of his each year on the anniversary of his crash. 98.5 KYGO has partnered with A-1 Scuba & Travel Aquatics Center and Denver’s Downtown Aquarium to help David face his biggest fear of swimming with sharks.
Throughout the month of June, Tracy Dixon from KYGO Mornings will assist David in getting his scuba certification, learning how to dive, practice dives, open water dives and the final dive with sharks. The first date will be Wednesday, June 7 at 10:00 am at the Denver Aquarium. 98.5 KYGO will continue to share this story on-air and on KYGO.com chronicling the progress David makes leading up to his swim with sharks.
