GOODVIEW — Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of the shootings at Smith Mountain Lake that took the lives of WDBJ cameraman Adam Ward and reporter Alison Parker. The two were gunned down by a disgruntled former reporter at the station on live television.

The lone survivor, Vicki Gardner, was critically injured when a bullet struck her abdomen. In the years since she has endured multiple surgeries and overwhelming pain, but she has continued to persevere.

Later this year, Gardner will be releasing her book “The Consequences of Survival” detailing the tragic shooting, the days after and her long recovery. She has worked on it over the past four years at her Goodview home.

“It has always been my goal to have it turned in to the printer by Aug. 26,” Gardner said.

Aug. 26 has long been a s

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