EMERGENCY viewers were left in floods of tears as a young footballer was left paralysed after falling off cliff.
Channel 4 documented the story of 17-year-old Frazer who was involved in a horrific accident after he fell around 30ft.
The teenager said he visited Ramsgate beach with his pals and decided to climb over the rail to see the sunset but accidentally slipped.
The youngster said it didn’t hurt but he was in shock, he explained: “It didn’t feel real but I wasn’t in pain, and thought I was dreaming and I wasn’t. It’s only just hit reality that I might not be able to walk again.”
After being air lifted to hospital, Frazer was sent for scans which showed the extent of his injuries.
The doctors explained that he there were fractures on the spine because he had fallen directly on his bum – meaning he had crushed his spinal cord.
They later informed the aspiring footballer that the injuries would be life-changing and that he’d be paralysed to some extent.
The medical professionals said that his road to recovery would be long – but reassured him that he would one day regain his independence like using an adapted car in the future.
Frazer said he had attended football academy in the pursuit to become a professional footballer one day.
However, the teen was clearly devastated that his sporting dreams were over.
Speaking to the camera, he said: “Football is like my main goal, I played for an academy, I had potential to get somewhere decent.
If I can’t play then I don’t know what I’m going to do.”
Viewers were heartbroken for the young lad and took to social media to share their
One wrote: “Emotional scenes in #emergency on @Channel4”
Another posted: “Frazer’s accident is hearbreaking. #Emergency”
“#Emergency on @Channel4 all this week is gripping. I’ve been drifting between tears for the severely injured patients to utter admiration for the medical staff, they are amazing,” a third tweeted.
“In floods of tears for this kid Frazer…I hope he makes a recovery even though it won’t be the same,” another said.
After more scans, the doctors told Frazer that he had neurological deficit from the waist down, meaning he needed urgent spinal surgery to realign his unstable spine and for rehabilitation purposes.
He was sent to Kings College Hospital for the operation in the hope that they could prevent any further damage.
Emergency returns tomorrow at 9pm as they follow Frazer’s journey.
