Holywood explorer ‘stable’ after 25ft sleepwalking fall

BRAVE Holywood explorer Mark Pollock is recovering in hospital after falling 25ft from a house window whilst sleep walking.

The blind adventurer is in a stable but serious condition in the Royal Berkshire Hospital after falling from the upper floor window, last Friday (2nd) night.

The courageous 34 year old is in intensive care, having sustained multiple broken bones and injuries in the fall.

Mark won silver and bronze medals in rowing at the Commonwealth Games in 2002, and was attending the Henley Royal Regatta as a spectator.

The Spectator understands Mark had returned home early from the Leander Club at 10.30pm and went to bed.

Some time after that, Mark was sleepwalking and fell 25 feet into the front garden, where friends immediately came to his aid.

Simone George, Mark’s fiancee, praised the quick reactions of Mark’s friends who helped save his life.

She said, "We want to say thank you to his friends for saving his life. We cannot express what we feel for them.

“Mark is focusing on getting better. He would like to thank everyone for their love and their prayers and their thoughts."