Overview

• The tourist sustained a cervical spinal cord injury, head trauma and a fractured sixth vertebra in the July 29 incident at a San Antonio hotel pool.
• Two ambulances responded to the scene and he underwent emergency neurosurgery at Nuestra Señora del Rosario Polyclinic, where he remains in intensive care.
• Doctors warn he may face permanent paralysis while investigators seek to determine whether he dove intentionally or slipped.
• This accident follows multiple serious injuries and four tourist deaths in San Antonio this season, including balcony falls and a toddler drowning.
• Spanish Civil Guard investigators are probing the incident as the UK Foreign Office provides consular support and authorities review resort safety measures.