A dad is fighting for his life in hospital after plunging 30ft from a hotel balcony in Lanzarote.
Dan Boyle fell from the height just hours after he and his family arrived at the airport. The 31-year-old was resuscitated on the pavement after the horror fall in the Canary Islands.
Dan is now in hospital with severe injuries, including a fractured skull, breast bone and ribs, reports the Manchester Evening News.
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Dan will need a specialist medical flight to make it back home, according to his family. They added how the father-of-two's heart stopped due to pneumonia but he was unaware of the infection at the time of the incident.
According to his family, Dan fell from three storeys leaving his partner and two young kids in shock. Friend Toni Albiston, who has since launched a GoFundMe appeal, said Dan was flown to Gran Canaria - a flight medics feared he might not make - and had surgery on his skull.
The incident took place at the end of April, with friends flying out to visit Dan in hospital and support the family. Toni says the insurance has covered the ongoing cost of his healthcare, but won't fund a specialist medical flight back home to the UK.
She said: "Dan was on the balcony and Ashleigh was inside the other room talking to her sister. This was on the first night. They had only been there for about six hours or so.
"Ashleigh came out to look for Dan and looked over the balcony to see him being resuscitated. We have been told a nurse was walking out of the hotel at the time and resuscitated him then called for help.
"When he got to hospital, Ashleigh was told that he had had a chest infection which was pneumonia. It caused his lungs to fill up with fluid and his heart to stop. They have told Ashleigh that it is possible that he is not going to be the same person when he gets better."
Ashleigh returned home to Stockport and the children two days ago. Dan is now stable but can't talk or communicate.
The GoFundMe page reads: "He was flown over to Gran Canaria and was told he may not make the flight. But he made it there and went straight for brain surgery for a fractured skull and to relieve pressure on his brain.
"Then it was a case of getting the fluid drained from his lungs. He was on oxygen and in an induced coma for the past three weeks.
"His lungs are now stable and he is off sedation, but is still unresponsive. We don't know if he's going to be the same person due to the brain damage."
Toni said Dan was now stable enough to fly home, but needed a medical flight and the insurance won't cover it.
"We need to get Dan home to his partner and his two children," she added. "Please help if you can." Donate to the appeal here.
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