Overview
- Chemmy Alcott said on Thursday that a badly timed front flip from a five-metre platform at Lake Annecy left her with a collapsed lung and difficulty breathing.
- She posted a video of the dive and Instagram Stories showing hospital photos, including a picture that appears to show a chest drain placed under her armpit.
- Alcott wrote that she briefly went back up to the board out of embarrassment before realising she still could not breathe and sought medical attention.
- Reports say she was treated in hospital overnight; the chest drain is a standard emergency tube used to remove air or fluid from around the lung.
- Alcott’s profile as a former Olympic skier and BBC Ski Sunday presenter helped drive fast public attention and messages of support, and she is posting updates herself while no formal BBC or hospital statement has been reported.