Welcome back, Hunter: Young burn victim returns to class amid fanfare

Hunter Dover, soon to turn 9, sits in his grandmother’s lap during a presentation at Five Points Elementary welcoming him back to school after a long absence. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)
Hunter Dover, soon to turn 9, sits in his grandmother’s lap during a presentation at Five Points Elementary welcoming him back to school after a long absence. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

The second grader battled his way through a year fraught with tragedy and terror. 

He survived the flames, which left him with third-degree burns on most of his body. He made it through a long and…