Marine Fights for Life After Stabbing

Marine Fights for Life After Stabbing
Marine Cpl. Jonathan C. Woodard, 23, was stabbed in El Centro, Calif., and is now recovering in San Diego
By Monica Garske
Sunday, Mar 17, 2013

A Marine corporal who was stabbed in the neck on Mar. 10 in El Centro, Calif., is recovering from critical wounds in San Diego, his family confirmed exclusively to NBC 7.

Marine Cpl. Jonathan C. Woodard, 23, is fighting for his life at the UCSD Trauma Center, Woodard family friend Kim Rosales told NBC 7.

Woodard is originally from Waddington, N.Y., and is stationed at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Early last Sunday morning, he was attacked and stabbed by a group of unknown assailants after a night out with a friend and fellow Marine in El Centro, Rosales said.

The Marines were walking back to their hotel after attending a fair in the area when a group of suspects approached Woodward near an alley and allegedly assaulted him, Rosales said.

Woodard sustained multiple stab wounds in the attack, including serious injuries to his neck.

He was transported to a local hospital before being airlifted to the UCSD Trauma Center with critical injuries.

One week after the brutal attack, Rosales told NBC 7 the Marine remains hospitalized in intensive care in San Diego, clinging for life.
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