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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Teenager makes remarkable recovery after horror accident in Ibiza

  • British teenager Daniel Hurst sustained a severe head injury during a football holiday in Ibiza last May, requiring emergency surgery and a medically induced coma.
  • After initial treatment in Majorca, he was airlifted to Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, where he spent four months on a stroke ward, initially unable to walk or talk.
  • Mr Hurst, who was the youngest patient ever on Frimley's stroke ward, made a remarkable recovery, regaining his ability to walk and talk.
  • He is now back playing some football and working, and plans to run the London Marathon to raise money for the hospital's charity.
  • Mr Hurst aims to raise awareness that recovery is possible after traumatic brain injuries and advises holidaymakers to always stay with others for safety.

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