B.C. soccer player nearly killed by stray bullet shares story [Video]

Former Vancouver Whitecaps youth program player Nathan Demian was out celebrating an Ohio State victory that had propelled his top-ranked Buckeyes to soccer’s final four when he was struck by a stray bullet during a gun battle between two passing cars.

“It went through my right abdomen and then transversed through my whole body and then ended up on my back left side,” said Nathan, who is recounting the Dec. 7 shooting in Columbus to CTV News for the first time.

The 22-year-old was conscious and able to walk to the ambulance, so he figured his injuries were minor.

“I thought I was going to go play on Friday. Like, I thought they’re just going to take the bullet out. I thought I would be fully back,” said Nathan.

But the young soccer player had massive internal injuries and nearly lost his life. His sister Anna, who is a family …