Antioch family has long road to recovery following Florida airboat crash

East Bay resident David Tolson, 39, and his family were hoping for a day of adventure and excitement exploring the Everglades in South Florida on Dec. 13 while in the state for a youth football event.

Instead, Tolson was launched off the deck of an airboat in Florida and landed in alligator-infested waters, breaking his arm and five ribs, when the vessel collided with another airboat.

David Tolson, his wife Pershonda Tolson, 41, and their children had been riding the airboat in Ochopee, Fla.