{"id":1819256,"date":"2023-01-22T09:50:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T14:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1819256"},"modified":"2023-01-22T09:53:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T14:53:40","slug":"former-nfl-star-peyton-hillis-discharged-from-hospital-after-rescuing-kids-from-drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nfl-star-peyton-hillis-discharged-from-hospital-after-rescuing-kids-from-drowning\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Star Peyton Hillis Discharged From Hospital After Rescuing Kids From Drowning"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-nfl-star-peyton-hillis-discharged-from-hospital-after-rescuing-kids-from-drowning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1819256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis was discharged by a Florida hospital <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/05\/peyton-hillis-in-intensive-care-after-saving-kids-from-drowning\/\">nearly three weeks after he saved his two kids from drowning.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Hillis\u2019 sister Hayley Davis revealed a positive update on the 37-year-old\u2019s road to recovery in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hayley.hillis.9\/posts\/pfbid023DdHY1eerncueXkaNuDrraPLeQ7j62dVLGpaLBcCwCM4eNPvpthLrgHxLYdYK3TTl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endearing Facebook post. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeyton was discharged today from the hospital!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everything health wise is looking good and has all improved\u2014 truly a miracle!!,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>Davis described the terrible ordeal. \u201crocked\u201d After an unresponsive Hillis, Pensacola Beach&#8217;s airlifted him to the hospital on Jan. 4, his family was saved.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, who also jumped into the water to rescue the children, was taken to the hospital via ambulance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__header\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"button inline-slideshow__nav inline-slideshow__nav--prev inline-slideshow__nav--disabled\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<?php \/**\n * Carousel right alt - icon SVG\n *\/\n?><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Previous<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span>1<\/span> Of <span>5<\/span>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"button inline-slideshow__nav inline-slideshow__nav--next\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<?php \/**\n * Carousel right alt - 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I just kept praying that Peyt would be ok,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod has truly been with us and has carried us through. I am so thankful to know a mighty God during good times and bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the rescue, the ex-NFL running back was initially in critical health. The situation changed for the better.<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/12\/peyton-hillis-off-a-ventilator-after-swimming-accident-girlfriend\/\"> when he was taken off a ventilator<\/a> He was in the ICU, and he began to breathe on his own Jan. 11.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Hillis-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hillis-5.jpg\" alt=\"Peyton Hillis&#039; children\" class=\"wp-image-25452590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Hillis-5.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Hillis-5.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Hillis-5.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Hillis-5.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Peyton Hillis\u2019s two children.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Peyton Hillis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA hero,\u201d Hillis\u2019 girlfriend Angela Cole said on Instagram. \u201cSo proud of this man and so incredibly grateful for family and this incredible hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hillis was surprise visited by Emmitt Smith, Hall of Fame back in the Hall of Fame before he was discharged from the hospital. Hillis, a former Cowboys player, took a photo while he lay in hospital. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the opportunity to visit a recovering hero this week,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmittSmith22\/status\/1616258607305355265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1616258607305355265%7Ctwgr%5E0b430d7d4695c6a6a9bc8f1c6941d8221d61eea2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fembed%3Furl%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Ftwitter2Fstatus2F1616258607305355265id%3Dmntl-sc-block_1-0-23-iframeoptions%3De303DdocId%3D7097756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smith tweeted<\/a>. \u201cStay strong, Peyton! Praying for his healing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>The 2008 NFL Draft saw Hillis selected by the Denver Broncos seventh round. Hillis, a former runningback, also played for Chiefs and Giants.<\/p>\n<p>Hillis retired in 2015 after accumulating 2,832 yards of football and 23 touchdowns over his professional career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis was discharged by a Florida hospital nearly three weeks after he saved his two kids from drowning. On Thursday, Hillis\u2019 sister Hayley Davis revealed a positive update on the 37-year-old\u2019s road to recovery in an endearing Facebook post. \u201cPeyton was discharged today from the hospital!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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