Georgia Tech student severely injured after fall from bed overcomes odds and graduates

ATLANTA — A Georgia Tech student who fell from his loft bed and fractured his skull has beaten the odds and graduated this summer.

Channel 2 Action News first told you about Clark Jacobs in March 2015, when he fell seven feet from his bed at his fraternity house.

He also suffered a stroke, having to spend a month recovering at the Shepherd Spinal Center in Buckhead.

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Throughout his journey, Jacobs has had to learn how to walk, talk and eat again.

He eventually returned to Georgia Tech where he has earned a degree in mechanical engineering. 

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