A woman who fractured her spine in three places while on honeymoon in Corfu will be flown home tomorrow.
Carrie Dudbridge, 27, fell around 30ft from a hotel balcony on the Greek island last Sunday.
Her husband Michael, 29, from Lewisham, South-East London, has received donations from various sources to raise the £16,000 needed to fly his wife home, as they did not have travel insurance.
The couple, who married on July 31, thought a European Health Insurance Card would cover their expenses if they had an accident, but it does not extend to the cost of air-ambulance repatriation.
Mike Lindley, a paramedic with Mediaviation, which provides private medical flights, said: 'We'll be flying out from Oxford Airport on Sunday, and the next day go to Corfu hospital, stabilise her and fly back to Biggin Hill in Kent.'
Mrs Dudbridge, a primary-school secretary in Lewisham, fell from the balcony of the couple's first-floor hotel room.
Mike Lindley, a paramedic with Mediaviation, which provides private medical flights, said: 'We'll be flying out from Oxford Airport on Sunday, and the next day go to Corfu hospital, stabilise her and fly back to Biggin Hill in Kent.'
Mrs Dudbridge, a primary-school secretary in Lewisham, fell from the balcony of the couple's first-floor hotel room.
Builder Mr Dudbridge said the accident happened after his wife went out to get some fresh air following a romantic meal.
The couple, who were saving to buy a house, had decided not to go on honeymoon, but their family and friends paid for the holiday as a surprise gift.
The couple, who were saving to buy a house, had decided not to go on honeymoon, but their family and friends paid for the holiday as a surprise gift.
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