The woman has recently lost her husband to sepsis and has two children to support
A woman who plunged through a hole in Blackpool Central Pier is now 'recovering' from surgery to her spine and elbow.
Emergency services, including police officers, paramedics, and firefighters, raced to the scene and the pier was evacuated. Witnesses told of hearing a horrific "thud" as the woman fell and photos from the scene showed a gaping hole in the pier following the incident.It is believed to have been a service hole that would normally be covered up and has since been boarded over.
In the fundraiser description, Dr Taylor said that the woman had recently lost her husband to sepsis and has two children to support. He wrote on X: "I can’t believe of all people, she has been through so much & now fallen through a pier at Blackpool & has multiple spinal injuries." In a new update to the GoFundMe, Dr Taylor wrote: "She is now recovering from surgery to her spine, and elbow. She sustained fractures to ribs, multiple vertebrae and her elbow.
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