A GRANDAD may never be able to live independently again following a serious injury sustained on holiday. Gary Cotton, 57, has been receiving life-saving round-the-clock hospital care since he suffered a fall from an 8ft fence in Marbella in August last year. On the final night of his holiday Mr Cotton, from Dovercourt, climbed a fence in an attempt to get into his hotel room after leaving his keys with his roommates. However, the grandad-of-five lost his footing before plummeting to the ground and landing on his head - leaving him unconscious. He was rushed to a hospital in Malaga where doctors put him in an induced coma.
A GRANDAD may never be able to live independently again after he suffered a life-changing injury which he was on holiday. Gary Cotton, 57, has been receiving life-saving round-the-clock hospital care since he suffered a fall from an 8ft fence in Marbella in Spain last August. On the final night of his holiday Mr Cotton, from Dovercourt, climbed a fence in an attempt to get into his hotel room after leaving his keys with his roommates. However, the grandad-of-five lost his footing and fell to the ground and landing on his head - leaving him unconscious. Having suffered brain damage, the former carpenter was taken to a hospital in Malaga where he was placed in an induced coma.
Stranded - Gary Cotton, 57, is currently in a coma in a Spainish hospital having fallen from an 8ft fence A GRANDAD has spent the past four months hospitalised following a serious accident abroad faces a long road to recovery. Gary Cotton has been receiving round-the-clock hospital care since he suffered a fall from an 8ft fence in Marbella in August. On the final night of his holiday the 57-year-old from Dovercourt climbed a fence in a bid to get into his hotel room after leaving his keys with his roommates. However, the grandad-of-five lost his footing before plummeting to the ground and landing on his head - leaving him unconscious.
Stranded - Gary Cotton, 57, is currently in a coma in a Spainish hospital having fallen from an 8ft fence A GRANDAD has spent the past four months hospitalised following a serious accident abroad faces a long road to recovery. Gary Cotton has been receiving round-the-clock hospital care since he suffered a fall from an 8ft fence in Marbella in August. On the final night of his holiday the 57-year-old from Dovercourt climbed a fence in a bid to get into his hotel room after leaving his keys with his roommates. However, the grandad-of-five lost his footing before plummeting to the ground and landing on his head - leaving him unconscious.