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Doctors tell family to say their goodbyes to beloved man who suffered 'catastrophic' injuries in trampoline accident

The family of a popular scaffolder has been told by doctors to say their goodbyes. Following a serious trampoline accident Rob Harcourt' suffered from a dislocated neck and kinked spinal cord.

Friend Alan Jones how now revealed that doctors have informed the family that the 37-year-old will sadly never recover from his 'catastrophic' injuries - and the family have been invited to say their goodbyes to him, Teeside Live reports.

Doctors believe Rob would be paralysed from the chest down, he has since suffered a cardiac arrest and underwent major surgery after doctors found fluid in his brain, remaining in the intensive care unit since he was admitted to James Cook University Hospital. After being taken off sedation following the surgery, Rob was able to move his eyes but was unable to wake up; with his family now learning he will not be able to recover.

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