One Alabama teen is trapped in Italy following a tumble off a 60-foot cliff. The 18-year-old went on a dream Italy vacation that ended terribly. Hayden Hill made the foolish decision of jumping from a 60-foot cliff near a popular beach area. He was looking for the entrance to the beach and didn't realize how steep of the drop it was.
He ended up experiencing significant injuries, but he survived the fall with locals calling him Miracle Boy. However, that's where the teen's miracles end. Hill has been dealing with less-than-ideal conditions at the hospital in Italy. Worse, the hospital won't release him to return to America.
"Right now in Italy, they won't let him move, they won't let him sit up, they're not letting him do anything. They won't even give the kid a bedpan," the teen's sister, Hannah Hill, told WAFF 48. "Now, they're worried that he's getting a bedsore on his bottom. He's starting to cough up stuff. So, we're worried that he's going to start getting pneumonia."
His mother flew out to Italy to be with Hill and try to get him home. In a series of Facebook posts, she shared how they are currently doing. She summed up the healthcare there. She said, "Socialized health care means all residents are assured access to health care. We are not residents! Nothing in Italy happens fast ... they have a very laid-back lifestyle.US citizens are spoiled and I'm included in this. We don't wait days for scans or tests. We love over communication and that's not so much the case here. Language barrier has been hard for all parties."
