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Actor Paul Nicholls rescued after three days trapped at foot of Thai waterfall | |
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A British actor who worked on EastEnders and Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge has been rescued three days after falling from the top of a jungle waterfall and smashing his leg on the Thai island of Koh Samui. | |
Paul Nicholls, 38, was found in agony at the base of Khun Si falls after a local spotted his abandoned rental motorbike, which police traced to his real name – Gerrard Paul Greenhalgh – prompting a search. | Paul Nicholls, 38, was found in agony at the base of Khun Si falls after a local spotted his abandoned rental motorbike, which police traced to his real name – Gerrard Paul Greenhalgh – prompting a search. |
He was found partially submerged in a rock pool, semi-conscious and with hypothermia, unable to move to safety or find food. | He was found partially submerged in a rock pool, semi-conscious and with hypothermia, unable to move to safety or find food. |
“I am lucky to be alive,” Nicholls said, according to the Sun. “It took such a long time to find me. It’s an understatement to say it wasn’t a great situation … The problem was I couldn’t move to get out of there. | “I am lucky to be alive,” Nicholls said, according to the Sun. “It took such a long time to find me. It’s an understatement to say it wasn’t a great situation … The problem was I couldn’t move to get out of there. |
“I had a phone with me but I fell from such a height into the water it was unretrievable.” | “I had a phone with me but I fell from such a height into the water it was unretrievable.” |
Nicholls said his kneecap was destroyed in the fall and would need a complete reconstruction. | Nicholls said his kneecap was destroyed in the fall and would need a complete reconstruction. |
It took two hours for emergency services to get him to International Koh Samui hospital, the Sun reported, adding that Nicholls’ medical bills will run into tens of thousands of pounds. | It took two hours for emergency services to get him to International Koh Samui hospital, the Sun reported, adding that Nicholls’ medical bills will run into tens of thousands of pounds. |
Last month American tourist Geoffrey Maui, 28, died after falling at the same waterfall. | Last month American tourist Geoffrey Maui, 28, died after falling at the same waterfall. |
Nicholls debuted in EastEnders in 1996 as Joe Wicks. He quit the soap a year later and has since worked on City Central, Holby City, Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Law & Order. He also acted in the 2004 film, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. |