Overview
- Wayne Carpendale, who crashed Thursday morning in snowy Munich while filming on his phone, was diagnosed hours later with a fracture of his fifth rib.
- He went to Munich’s Isar-Klinikum for imaging and treatment and later thanked the staff, saying strong painkillers would handle the “debriefing” that night.
- He posted the fall clip and an X-ray on Instagram, joking “Fifth rib, you had character” and saying he already knew what he did wrong.
- Family reactions stayed light: wife Annemarie said she offered only as much sympathy as needed, and his mother urged more caution at almost 50.
- Coverage notes rib fractures often hurt for weeks, with pain worse on movement or deep breaths, so rest and pain control are expected in the near term.