Dive gone wrong lands former skier in hospital with collapsed lung

Former alpine skier Chemmy Alcott ended up in the hospital with serious injuries after a dive during a vacation in the French Alps went awry. The 44-year-old Briton intended to showcase some acrobatic skills but misjudged a somersault from a roughly five-meter-high tower, hitting the water with significant force.

Alcott shared a video of the unfortunate jump on Instagram, detailing the severe outcome. "Many people misjudge the height when doing a front somersault from a five-meter platform, hitting the surface with the front of their body and briefly losing their breath," she wrote. "For me, it was much worse: a collapsed lung, a thoracic drain, and a very expensive lesson." The former skier, who now works as a pundit for the BBC, admitted that after the accident, she climbed the tower a second time in an attempt to cover up the failed first jump.

"When I got to the tower, I realized I still couldn't breathe properly," she recounted. "So I decided it would be wiser to go see the doctors." Alcott, a participant in four Olympic Games, revealed that her injuries were far from minor. Doctors inserted a drain into her chest to remove air and fluid, and she remained hospitalized for several days before recovering.

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Veliko ljudi pri saltu naprej s petmetrske platforme slabo oceni višino, s prednjim delom telesa udari ob gladino in za kratek čas ostane brez sape. Pri meni je bilo precej huje: kolaps pljuč, torakalni dren in zelo draga lekcija.