A skydive instructor who risked losing a limb following a crash landing in Fiji is planning to return home. Ben Cornick, who was born in Neath and raised in Pentrechwyth, was doing a sky dive over the South Pacific island in mid January, when he lost control of his steering toggle, and collided with a parked van at 40mph. His injuries were so serious doctors told him he was at risk of losing his leg from infection, unless he could get to hospital in New Zealand. Family and friends rallied...
Reported by South Wales Evening Post 11 minutes ago.
A skydive instructor who risked losing a limb following a crash landing in Fiji is planning to return home. Ben Cornick, who was born in Neath and raised in Pentrechwyth, was doing a sky dive over the South Pacific island in mid January, when he lost control of his steering toggle, and collided with a parked van at 40mph. His injuries were so serious doctors told him he was at risk of losing his leg from infection, unless he could get to hospital in New Zealand. Family and friends rallied...
Reported by South Wales Evening Post 11 minutes ago.