A Las Vegas man injured while performing submersion baptisms in the name of the dead has sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for medical expenses.
The civil suit filed Wednesday in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court claims Daniel Dastrup suffered severe back injuries after performing about 200 baptisms at the LDS temple in Raleigh, N.C., on Aug. 25, 2007. Dastrup now lives in Las Vegas.
The then 25-year-old claims some of the young men and women weighed up to 250 pounds.
The suit says Dastrup complained about his injuries but a LDS temple officiator ordered him to continue.
Dastrup later learned of the herniated disk and had to undergo two back surgeries.
A church spokesman wouldn't comment.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com
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