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| Sophie Wilson: Backpacker who broke neck back in UK | Sophie Wilson: Backpacker who broke neck back in UK |
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| A backpacker who broke her neck diving into a swimming pool in Thailand is back in the UK, thanks to people donating more than £67,000. | A backpacker who broke her neck diving into a swimming pool in Thailand is back in the UK, thanks to people donating more than £67,000. |
| The money has gone towards Sophie Wilson's hospital bills and a medical flight from Thailand. | The money has gone towards Sophie Wilson's hospital bills and a medical flight from Thailand. |
| Insurance company Insure and Go refused to pay out as they said she had acted in a way which put herself at risk. | Insurance company Insure and Go refused to pay out as they said she had acted in a way which put herself at risk. |
| Medics do not know whether the 24-year-old, from Shepshed, Leicestershire, will be able to walk again. | |
| 'Making good progress' | |
| Miss Wilson landed at Heathrow on Wednesday and was then taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. | |
| Her sister Georgina Wilson said: "She's feeling so much more positive and happy about being back in the UK and there are no issues with the language barrier. | |
| "She's still making good progress every day, so she's getting more and more strength in her arms and hands but there's still no movement from the chest down at the moment." | |
| Sophie Wilson is expected to be in Nottingham for four or five weeks before being moved to a hospital in Sheffield, where she will spend at least six months. | |
| Lifelong dream | |
| "They've said there's a chance she may not walk," said her sister. | |
| "We've got to play it by ear and take every day as it comes." | |
| The former coffee shop worker had set off on a six-month trip as part of her lifelong dream to travel the world, and had been in Thailand for only a week when she had the accident on 1 December. | The former coffee shop worker had set off on a six-month trip as part of her lifelong dream to travel the world, and had been in Thailand for only a week when she had the accident on 1 December. |
| She thought the pool was deeper than it was and did not see a sign warning that diving was not allowed. | She thought the pool was deeper than it was and did not see a sign warning that diving was not allowed. |
| Miss Wilson received treatment at a hospital in Chiang Mai and had about 10 hours of surgery. | Miss Wilson received treatment at a hospital in Chiang Mai and had about 10 hours of surgery. |
| Before leaving Thailand she wrote on Facebook: "I really am truly amazed by everything that everyone has done for me." | Before leaving Thailand she wrote on Facebook: "I really am truly amazed by everything that everyone has done for me." |
| Insure and Go said in a statement: "We do understand that people go on holiday to have fun and enjoy themselves, but we are not able to cover circumstances where the customer has acted in a way that puts themselves at risk. | Insure and Go said in a statement: "We do understand that people go on holiday to have fun and enjoy themselves, but we are not able to cover circumstances where the customer has acted in a way that puts themselves at risk. |
| "This is clearly stated in the policy terms and conditions." | "This is clearly stated in the policy terms and conditions." |
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