Blind adventurer, author and motivational speaker Mark Pollock remains in hospital after surviving a fall from an upper floor window while sleepwalking, but there has been some improvement in his condition.
A spokesman for Mr Pollock (34), who last year became the first blind man to reach the South Pole on foot, said he was now conscious and chatting. Mr Pollock was reported to be “joking, giving out and crying a bit”, particularly after he was informed of the large number of messages received from well-wishers.
The Belfast-born man is still in intensive care at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in England, having sustained multiple broken bones and internal injuries in the fall, which happened last Friday. He fell 25ft from a bedroom window in a house in which he was staying after attending the Henley Royal Regatta as a spectator.
Mr Pollock’s parents, his sister and his fiancée Simone have flown to England to be with him. Mr Pollock, who lost his sight at the age of 22, was recovering after having recently completed the Round Ireland Yacht Race.
He became the first blind man to co-skipper a boat in the event.