Yahoo News British man, 31, left in coma after 30ft fall from holiday balcony
Dan Boyle was on holiday in Lanzarote when he plunged over the third-floor balcony.
A British man was left in a coma after he fell 30ft from a balcony in Lanzarote.
Dan Boyle, 31, was on holiday with his girlfriend Ashleigh Lomas, 30, when he plunged over a wall on the third-floor.
He was immediately given CPR by another holidaymaker and was taken to hospital on the Spanish island, where doctors discovered he had undiagnosed pneumonia, Lomas said.
Boyle suffered a fractured skull, a fractured breast bone, a torn kidney and broke his ribs in the fall.
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The dad-of-two was flown to a hospital in Gran Canaria, where he had brain surgery, an operation on his kidney and was put in an induced coma for four weeks.
Doctors believe Boyle’s lungs filled with fluid because of the chest infection, which made his heart stop beating and then made him tumble over the balcony, Lomas added.
She said she now just wants Boyles, an engineer, to come home to their children, Daisy, eight, and Daniel, three.
She is raising money via GoFundMe for a specialist flight back to his home in Stockport, Greater Manchester, which costs around £35,000.
Their insurance has covered the hospital bills but won't cover the flight home.
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Lomas said: "It's just an absolute nightmare. It's something that you would never expect to happen to you.
"Our children are just missing him, they just want him home."
The couple, who have been together for 12 years, arrived in Lanzarote on 23 April and the accident happened the next day.
Lomas added: "He was perfectly fine.
"We was in the pool together half an hour before, laughing and joking.
"He had a little cough but we didn't think it was anything.”
Boyle is now out of the coma but is still unable to communicate with anyone.
Doctors have told Ashleigh they think he will have "really bad" damage to his brain, but they will not know the full extent until he is fully awake.
