Outdoorsman Tred Barta Paralyzed

Love him or hate him... nearly every sportsman knows the name "Tred Barta."

According to the online edition of Sport Fishing Magazine," the outspoken and sometimes controversial television host is suffering from a a rare "spinal stroke."

The Sport Fishing Magazine staff reports, "On his way to Alaska to tape his TV show, Tred Barta recently suffered a rare occurrence called a spinal stroke.

He is currently paralyzed from just below the chest down. Prognosis is way up in the air at the moment. His message to everyone is… "Don't take a single second of your life for granted." Send him best wishes at tred.barta@bartaiso.com.

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