webfact Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Aussie balcony plunge survivor on the road to recovery Phuket Gazette Australian John Hurley underwent surgery yesterday afternoon at Vachira Phuket Hospital (pictured). He is conscious and responding to stimuli, reported hospital staff. Photo: Gazette file PHUKET: -- The Australian man who fell 18 floors from a Patong hotel balcony on Tuesday is recovering from an operation to repair a ruptured spleen and to start correcting his shattered right leg, which was nearly torn off in the impact. Staff at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town reported that John Hurley, 39, underwent the surgery yesterday afternoon. “He is conscious and is responding to stimuli. However, we are still concerned about his condition as he suffered serious internal bruising,” a staffer at the hospital told the Phuket Gazette. Mr Hurley suffered several broken ribs, a punctured lung, serious injuries to his right leg and a broken left hand in the impact. Police have yet to reveal the series of events that led to Mr Hurley’s plunge from his room’s balcony at the Royal Paradise Hotel. “His sister from Australia is expected to arrive this afternoon,” the staffer said. Source: http://www.phuketgaz...very-19451.html -- Phuket Gazette 2012-11-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuimike1 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 The Aussie with the Pope in the pocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dap Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Wowwww! He is one incredibly fortunate human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 he will soon suffer a much more harder reality : a broken wallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesMad Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 he is a lucky dude, to be alive. (but i think he was trying to kill himself, so is he lucky or unlucky?!?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 he will soon suffer a much more harder reality : a broken wallet Could be financially bad for him on top of his injuries. If he was trying to kill himself he probably didn't bother with travel/accident insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 he will soon suffer a much more harder reality : a broken wallet Could be financially bad for him on top of his injuries. If he was trying to kill himself he probably didn't bother with travel/accident insurance. Insurance won't pay up medical costs for a failed suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 he will soon suffer a much more harder reality : a broken wallet Could be financially bad for him on top of his injuries. If he was trying to kill himself he probably didn't bother with travel/accident insurance. Insurance won't pay up medical costs for a failed suicide. I didnt think of that. He better say he fell in that case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 You two guys sound like the two old men in the balcony on the Muppet's Statler and Woldorf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 You two guys sound like the two old men in the balcony on the Muppet's Statler and Woldorf Is that you, Fozzie? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vijer Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Well if he was trying to kill himself he will just have to persevere. The easiest way seems to be to get in a bar fight, with lady boys if possible, if not a drunk with a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Maybe for the first time we have a balcony survivor , that can tell the story , was it a suicide or not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNret Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Wowwww! He is one incredibly fortunate human being. No, a fortunate human being would not have fallen from the balcony. Edited November 15, 2012 by USNret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I notice no-one has yet praised the efforts and skill of the medical and emergency services that helped to (hopefully) save him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Australian fall survivor recovering in Phuket ICU Phuket Gazette Police visited John Hurley from Sydney Australia at Vachira Phuket Hospital ICU before he underwent surgery earlier this week. PHUKET BREAKING NEWS: -- The Australian man from Sydney who fell from an 18th storey Phuket hotel balcony earlier this week was still receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of Vachira Phuket Hospital this afternoon. John Hurley, 39, plunged from the hotel balcony of his room at the Royal Paradise Hotel in Patong on Tuesday. Mr Hurley underwent surgery at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town later that afternoon for a ruptured spleen and to start a series of corrective measures for his left leg, which was shattered by the impact. Hospital staff confirmed today that Mr Hurley is conscious and is still responding to stimuli, but is now on breathing support. "He is now getting better," one hospital worker told the Phuket Gazette. Source: http://www.phuketgaz...ticle19471.html -- Phuket Gazette 2012-11-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeungKen Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 If he gets himself a good agent/publicist he could potentially make quite a bit of money. It all depends what sort of spin he puts on the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Well if he was trying to kill himself he will just have to persevere. The easiest way seems to be to get in a bar fight, with lady boys if possible, if not a drunk with a gun. Well, after another week in Phuket Paradise, it would seem a couple of bottles of Thai whiskey does a better job then jumping from an 18th floor balcony. Who would ever thought???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I see a movie of the week here if he plays his cards right . Get an agent !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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