A BRITISH grandad cried out “I can’t feel anything” after breaking his neck in a freak pool accident on holiday. Chris Watkins, 43, was on a lads’ trip away in Tenerife when he dived into a p…
A BRITISH grandad cried out “I can't feel anything” after breaking his neck in a freak pool accident on holiday.when he dived into a pool and injured himself - but his friends initially thought he was joking.Credit: SuppliedChris is currently in an induced coma at Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria in Santa Cruz de TenerifeGroundsman Chris - who family say has a “heart of gold” - is now in an induced coma in a Spanish hospital.
"He didn't come up straight away, and the lifeguards jumped straight in to rescue him. I thought he was taking the piss, but then he had a huge cut on his head. "He's been my best mate since we were four years old. To see him like this is like living a nightmare.". "He's got a heart of gold, he's the kind of person who would do anything for anyone. He's the last person who deserves something like this."Gail Hopkins, 61, said: "He might be 43 but he's still my son.
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