Overview
- The 36-year-old Italian was discharged less than a week after falling multiple floors down an empty lift shaft in Stellenbosch.
- Pavan said it felt like a miracle to walk again and shared photos showing him using a wheelchair and standing with crutches.
- Doctors at Mediclinic Cape Town treated severe shoulder damage and multiple vertebral fractures, performing emergency shoulder and back surgery.
- He will continue rehabilitation in South Africa for roughly five weeks before returning to the United States to extend his recovery.
- A GoFundMe organized by former teammate Matt van Zandt has raised over £61,000, as Pavan thanked medical staff, DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour officials, and supporters for their help.