“She is lying flat in a hospital bed in a back brace unable to move or walk. Doctors have told us it’ll be at least six to eight weeks before she can start to regain mobility”Jonathon Hill News reporter and Emilia Bona Content Editor
20:42, 12 Jul 2025Updated 21:12, 12 Jul 2025
(Image: Tate Crees)
A young Welsh holidaymaker, Holly Seaford, suffered a horror fall from a second-storey balcony at her hotel in Rhodes. The incident occurred during a getaway on the Greek island with her boyfriend last week. In the early hours of Wednesday, July 9, Holly, 20 years old and from Ystrad Mynach, had a fall that led to four fractured vertebrae.
She remains in hospital, where doctors are working hard to provide treatment. Medical professionals have informed her partner Tate Crees, who is by her side in Rhodes, that Holly faces a challenging two months before she can start moving again.
Tate shared: “She is lying flat in a hospital bed in a back brace unable to move or walk. Doctors have told us it’ll be at least six to eight weeks before she can start to regain mobility.
“This is going to be a very difficult process”, reports Wales Online.
Holly and Tate(Image: Tate Crees)
Holly’s sister, Briony, expressed that the family does not have the financial means to bring Holly back to Wales on their own and they are appealing for community support to assist with the costs of her repatriation.
Tate added: “Although the medical care in Greece is good the hospital sadly doesn’t have any nursing support available.”
“We are desperate to get her home to the UK where she can receive the professional nursing care and rehabilitation she urgently requires.
“But medical repatriation is incredibly expensive, especially as the only way Holly can fly home is on a stretcher.
“She requires a specialist medical flight with trained staff to monitor her throughout the journey and unfortunately this isn’t covered by insurance.”
A significant sum of £3,000 has already been collected in aid of Holly and her family.
You can see the fundraiser here.
The appeal says: “We’re humbly asking for your support to help raise the funds needed to bring Holly home safely. Every single donation — no matter how small — will go directly towards her medical transport and recovery.
“If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing this page with others. Your kindness, prayers, and support mean the world to us during this heartbreaking time.”
It adds: “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Hollys family and partner Tate x”