I just went in and saw the poor guy. Ankle is pretty messed up, two lots of surgery to pin it together so far but a reasonably positive prognosis for recovery.
One extra lesson to gain from this event.
• Have insurance to cover climbing. This bloke doesn't have it, and is being slugged close to $2k for the hospital bed per day and who knows what for the surgery, drugs and air ambulance. Our public health care may be free for Aus citizens, but doesn't apply to aliens (as the US government likes to call non-citizens). |