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Sammy Hagar Donates $10,000 to 12-Year-Old Hurt in Huntington Beach Helicopter Crash

His family plans to save the donation for his college fund.

Overview

  • The check was presented Dec. 27 via FaceTime at the Waterfront Beach Resort’s Cabo Wabo in Huntington Beach during a resort-hosted staycation.
  • Oliver Holland suffered a collapsed lung and a brain bleed in the Oct. 11 Bell 222 crash and spent about 24 days in the hospital after surgery and a medically induced coma.
  • His sister says he is recovering and back to some school activities, and the family expressed gratitude for community support and GoFundMe donations.
  • CBS News reported he was among five people hospitalized after the helicopter struck a pedestrian bridge near the oceanfront Hyatt during the Cars ’N Copters event.
  • Hagar’s Hagar Family Foundation, which has donated more than $4 million since 2008, framed the gift as part of encouraging young people to help others.