While finding small treasures along the shoreline can be exciting, it’s not often that a true miracle washes up onto the banks of Lake Martin.
Clinton McGuire, known as CJ, is a popular local resident in the area, often found fishing around Lake Martin and visiting with neighbors up and down Old Susanna. After suffering a traumatic brain injury as a child while four-wheeling at a friend’s house, CJ was lucky to survive; however, now at the age of 30, he still relies heavily on his mother, Page McGuire, for assistance in his day-to-day life.
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