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Sami Quadri

London tourist who broke her spine in Spanish water taxi accident awarded £15,000 in damages

A British tourist has been awarded a damages settlement of £15,000 after experiencing "excruciating" pain during a water taxi crossing in Spain which left her with a broken spine.

The woman, from London, was on holiday with her daughter and had enjoyed a calm crossing from Fuerteventura to the uninhabited island of Lobos before the weather turned and they battled massive waves on the return journey.

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