A father-of-four from the UK is on life support in Mexico after collapsing in his hotel room on the day he was due to fly back home with his family.
Paul McKenna was set to fly home last Sunday (August 21) with his wife, Amy, children and parents-in-law, but the 33-year-old suffered a suspected seizure and hit his head on the floor. He has since been transferred between three hospitals and is believed to have suffered either a brain haemorrhage or a stroke, with him currently in an induced coma and on life support.
The electrician from Bootle, Merseyside, is now stranded an hour outside of Cancun, with his close friends organising a fundraiser to raise money to pay for medical bills and accommodation for the family, who are currently looking to rent somewhere more permanent while he recovers in hospital. The family say that his travel insurance does not cover his current condition.
James Stanley, a close friend of Paul, told the Liverpool Echo: "We're devastated. He's a brilliant fella and he'd help everyone, like last year during a storm I had some damage to my house and he came out to help straight away. We lost our chairman at Maghull Cricket Club who did everything [at the club] and Paul picked up all the slack.
"He does all the things around there. He's really well-known in the community and everyone's feeling very upset and concerned."
A Crowdfunding page set up with the intention of raising £100,000 has already raised over £30,000. To read more or donate, click here.
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