A British teenager has been critically injured after falling from a sixth-floor hotel balcony while on holiday.
Jamie, 17, suffered devastating injuries after the fall at the Sol Pelícanos Ocas hotel in Benidorm on Tuesday night (10 Nov).
The venue is well-known; its exterior served as the location for the ITV hit sitcom Benidorm.
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Jamie was initially taken to hospital in the Spanish resort before being urgently transferred to Alicante for emergency surgery.
The teenager remains heavily sedated in intensive care, according to his family, as reported by Need To Know.
His aunt, Lauren Baker, said Jamie sustained fractures across both sides of his chest, a punctured lung and a ruptured artery.
He had also broken his pelvis, both legs and one arm.
Surgeons were able to control the ruptured artery and stabilise him, but his family has been warned that he faces a significant risk of paralysis.
Jamie had reportedly been staying at the hotel with his mum, Gemma, and friends.
His dad, Kev, was working in Dover when he received news of the fall and immediately travelled to Spain.
She added: “For his mum and dad, the last few days have been unimaginable.
“Neither of them knows how long Jamie will be in hospital or what the coming weeks and months will bring.”
The circumstances surrounding the fall have not been disclosed by the family.
Lauren described her nephew as a confident, “football-mad” Manchester United supporter who loves banter.
She said: “Jamie has never been short of confidence, that’s for sure.
“Even as a little boy, he had this way of tilting his head, giving you that cheeky grin.
“But behind all that cheekiness is a lad who’s fiercely loyal to the people he loves.
“He’s got a strong sense of what’s right, and if you’re one of his people, he’ll always have your back.”
A £20,000 fundraiser has been established to support his parents while he remains in hospital and help cover the potential cost of bringing him home.
The family is also being supported by Lia’s Wings, a UK air-ambulance charity which arranges specialist medical flights for seriously ill children.
Options could include a dedicated medical flight or a medically supported commercial journey once Jamie is fit to travel.
Lauren said: “Our immediate priority is making sure Jamie’s parents have the financial support they need to remain close to him, while also preparing for the high costs that may be involved in bringing him safely back to the UK.
“We don’t know what his recovery will look like or what challenges lie ahead.
Any money left after Jamie’s needs and the family’s expenses have been met is intended to be donated to Lia’s Wings.
The Sol Pelícanos Ocas is a three-star Meliá resort close to Benidorm’s Levante beach.
Jam Press has contacted Sol Pelícanos Ocas for comment.
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