Overview
- The TV coach, who fell from a horse in South Africa on April 6, fractured his C5 vertebra and sustained an incomplete spinal cord injury.
- Surgeons in Cape Town removed two vertebrae and stabilized his neck with bone grafts and metal plates, and he remains in intensive care with early rehab underway.
- Eric says he can partly move his arms and neck, and he described “11 out of 10” pain in an ICU video while planning short Instagram Live Q&As for supporters.
- RTL shared the GoFundMe link and said RTL Studios and RTL+ will support him as donations passed €30,000 toward a €500,000 goal due to a reported $250,000 insurance cap.
- An incomplete spinal cord injury means the cord was not fully severed, which can allow some recovery but often requires long, costly treatment and possible medical evacuation.