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Family Stranded in Greece After Travel Insurance Void Faces €40,000 Repatriation Bill

The family is racing to raise €40,000 for an ICU air ambulance after their insurer voided the policy.

Overview

  • Elias Vorrias remains unconscious in Zakynthos ICU as he fights sepsis complicated by multiple organ failure and pneumonia.
  • His bank travel insurance was voided over an undisclosed condition, leaving him without coverage once he was moved to intensive care.
  • The €40,000 cost of an air-ambulance repatriation must be covered by the family, who are also paying about £80 per day for accommodation and car hire.
  • Greek general wards provide minimal nursing support, forcing Elias’s sisters to deliver round-the-clock bedside care themselves.
  • The Vorrias family has launched an online crowdfunding campaign to secure the funds needed for Elias’s ICU air ambulance transfer home.