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Family battles to bring injured son home

11 year old Vinnie broke his leg while on holiday in Turkey.

Despite having holiday insurance, the family have had to battle to bring their son home, including visiting three different hospitals, six ambulance rides and one aborted attempt to repatriate him after they were refused at the airport.

A spokesperson from Holiday Extras said:听听听听鈥淗oliday Extras takes all claims of this nature extremely seriously and has been working with the underwriters of the family鈥檚 policy and their medical assistance provider, Mayday Assistance, to find the appropriate solution for this complex case as quickly as possible.鈥澨
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A spokesperson for the underwriters said:听听听听鈥淢ayday Assistance is doing everything possible to maintain direct communication with the family and the appropriate medical officials to assess all options available. As soon as the family鈥檚 preferred next course of action is agreed, it will act promptly to assist the family in returning home safely as soon as possible.鈥

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