Tim Tebow visits Sumter family's son recovering after Orlando shooting

ORLANDO, FL (WIS) - One of the victims of last week's mass shooting in Orlando got one heck of a visitor on Tuesday.

Rodney Sumter, whose family still lives in Sumter, survived the shooting that killed 49 people -- including the gunman -- at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.

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Sumter was seriously wounded by the shooter, Omar Mateen, on the night that the young man first started to tend to the bar at the nightclub.

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Since the shooting, Sumter has been recovering in a Florida hospital and has been through at least three surgeries. In the meantime, Sumter received a visit from former Florida Gators legend Tim Tebow.

Sumter's father apparently coached Tebow in high school before he went on to become one of the successful quarterbacks in SEC history.

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