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'Freak' diving accident leaves local man paralysed

Fundraising campaign started to help support family

The family of a local man who was left paralysed after diving into the sea has thanked the emergency services who came to his rescue.

Kevin Gallagher is now in a stable condition at Walton Hospital in Liverpool after breaking his neck in a 'freak accident' at the weekend.

His niece Tolsa Bentley has set up a fundraising campaign to help support her uncle's son and daughter who've travelled off Island to be with him.

You can find details of it by clicking HERE.

More than £2,000 has already been raised - Tolsa says the support so far has been overwhelming:

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