British man, 20, paralysed after shallow pool dive
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 @ 6:07 PM
A BRITISH tourist is in a critical condition and is expected to be paralysed for life after landing head-first in a shallow swimming pool.
The victim, 20, had been drinking alcohol when he dove into the pool at a privately-owned villa in the Cala Tarida area of Ibiza, on the C/ Mirador.
He plunged in head-first but without checking the depth, given that he was heavily inebriated.
The pool was in fact only 1.3 metres (4'3”) deep, not enough for diving.
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