{"id":931201,"date":"2026-10-17T07:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/931201\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T07:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:28:12","slug":"nightmare-beyond-belief-freak-accident-in-bali-restaurant-leaves-wa-grandmother-fighting-for-her-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/931201\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Nightmare beyond belief\u2019: Freak accident in Bali restaurant leaves WA grandmother fighting for her life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A freak accident in a Balinese restaurant has left a WA grandmother fighting for her life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Estelle Ravenscroft, 79, was having lunch in a restaurant in Bali last weekend when she slipped on the bathroom floor and fell into an open stairwell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">According to a <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-my-79yo-mum-with-urgent-medical-surgery-and-treatment\">Go Fund Me Page<\/a> set up by Ms Ravenscroft\u2019s daughter, Leonie Walsh, the family were \u201cclose to losing her\u201d, following the devastating incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cA simple lunch at a restaurant and a visit to the ladies\u2019 bathroom has ended up being a nightmare beyond belief,\u201d Ms Walsh began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThe slippery floor caused her to fall into an open stairwell, where she landed on the steps below. She was taken by ambulance to hospital emergency ward for evaluation and x-rays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Busselton woman, who also suffers with osteoporosis, sustained several horrific injuries, including six severe fractures to her legs \u2013 three in each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">After suffering severe adverse reaction to painkillers following emergency surgery for her legs, Ms Ravenscroft ended up in the intensive care unit last Sunday, where she continues to remain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ac1b41879cbd4b9fac67fff4da5afb906983f27d.jpg\" alt=\"Ms Ravenscroft suffered horrific injuries to both her legs.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconMs Ravenscroft suffered horrific injuries to both her legs. Credit: Go Fund Me<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201c(Her) vitals plummeted and she started convulsing. This was so severe that we were close to losing her,\u201d Ms Walsh continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cBecause of the extent of the fractures, the medical team had to do manual realignments to her legs and both legs were then put into traction with weights \u2013 all without painkillers because of the severe reactions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Post-surgery Ms Ravenscroft has undergone two blood transfusions, with her daughter revealing that her condition remained precarious in an update on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cOngoing medical care and treatment for the heart, oxygen and blood issues resulting from the reaction to the pain injections, has exacerbated. Her condition isn\u2019t good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cHer mouth and throat have now swollen effecting her even more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Ms Ravenscroft did not have travel insurance when she journeyed to Bali, meaning her family could now be facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Ms Walsh continued: \u201cThe final cost of the emergency surgery and this additional care required have also increased. It\u2019s devastating news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">As of Saturday, the family has raised more than $11,000 to pay for Ms Ravenscroft\u2019s life-saving hospital treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A freak accident in a Balinese restaurant has left a WA grandmother fighting for her life. 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