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A newly engaged New Jersey man was seriously injured after jumping into the sea from a height of nearly 100 feet while vacationing in Italy with his fiancée.
Jacob Fleig, a 22-year-old from Berlin, New Jersey, was visiting Fiordo di Furore, a narrow cove along the Amalfi Coast, on October 5 when he jumped from the coastal road over the water, according to U.S. and Italian reports.
He underwent several life-saving procedures and surgeries and was in intensive care, his brother, Jimmy Dorner, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign about him earlier this week.
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“Currently, our main priority is to make him medically stable and strong enough to be brought back to America where he can continue his future surgeries, therapy and ongoing care,” Dorner wrote.
A day after the incident, a cousin wrote on Facebook that Fleig was in a medically induced coma in a Salerno hospital while his mother and brother traveled to accompany him.
Jacob Fleig, 22, of New Jersey, was seriously injured while vacationing on Italy’s Amalfi Coast with his girlfriend, his family said. (GoFundMe)
She also said Fleig proposed to his girlfriend after they arrived in Italy – and she said yes.
Fleig hit the water in a bad position and suffered a cut on his back, Italian media outlet RaiNews reported.
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Emergency medical personnel took him to hospital before being transferred by helicopter to Salerno.
The day after the accident, Fleig’s injury was considered serious but not life-threatening, the same media reported.
Fleig proposed to his girlfriend after they arrived in Italy, according to a cousin’s Facebook post. (GoFundMe)
Fleig is currently studying electrical engineering, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Dorner described his brother as “a light in every life he encounters,” adding that his humor and charisma are among the first things people notice about him.
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“Jacob persevered through many adversities in life and always emerged a stronger man,” he added.
The fundraiser raised more than $47,000 of its $50,000 goal as of Saturday afternoon.
Fiordo di Furore is a picturesque stop on the Amalfi Coast, where a bridge spans a narrow gorge above a small beach. (iStock)
Fiordo di Furore is a picturesque gorge and popular stop on the UNESCO-listed Amalfi Coast, with a small beach under a bridge.
The Italian tourism site notes that professional divers jump from cliffs during organized events.
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The wider coast also attracts thrill-seeking tourists who jump off rocks and bridges, according to the New York Post.
A woman slipped and fell into the creek in 2023, which was captured in a viral video, the outlet reported.
A bridge on the Amalfi Coast road crosses the small beach of Fiordo di Furore. (iStock)
He also quotes a local resident who criticizes mass tourism in the region.
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Government agencies warn that hidden rocks or shallow water can cause serious injury or death, and advise visitors not to dive into unfamiliar waters and to follow local warnings.
Professional divers, pictured above, jump from cliffs nearly 100 feet above the water during events at Fiordo di Furore. (Sonia Brandolone/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Fleig’s family for comment.
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