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£150k Appeal Launched to Help Bring Home Carnforth Man Who Broke His Neck on Holiday

Will Ponter is paralysed after a diving accident, and his family says every day in intensive care costs £2,000.

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A fundraiser has been launched to get a Carnforth man home after he broke his neck diving into a swimming pool on the last day of his holiday in Turkey.

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Fundraiser launched to help Lancashire man return to UK after breaking neck in Turkey

A 24-year-old man from Carnforth, Lancashire is facing a long road to recovery after breaking his neck in a diving accident while on holiday

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£150k appeal launched to help bring home Carnforth man who broke his neck on holiday

A fundraiser has been launched to get a Carnforth man home after he broke his neck diving into a swimming pool on the last day of his holiday in Turkey.

·Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Carnforth man breaks neck in Turkey holiday swimming pool dive

Will Ponter underwent a 13-hour emergency surgery, and doctors say he will be paralysed from the neck down.

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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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