I broke my spine on the donut water ride 3 hours before my flight home from Majorca – mum had to drag me from the sea

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A TIKTOKER has revealed how her holidays took a turn for the worst when she broke her spine doing water sports, racking up £25,000 in medical bills. The young woman, named Ellie Ross, explained she decided to try out a large inflatable toy in Palma Nova on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca hours before her flight back home. Ella was looking forward to doing some water sports before her flight home Ella said she has been doing the same water sports activity since she was 11 “Waking up last day of holiday and deciding to go on this three hours before my flight,” Ellie said in her TikTok video. In her video, Ellie poses in her bikini, then in a yellow life jacket on the beach before she scrambled on the inflatable toy with another young woman. The pair were holding on to the water sports toy as it was dragged by a speedboat. It is unclear what occurred next, but Ellie ended up with a “broken back”. READ MORE IN WORLD NEWS ON THE RUN Putin's troops 'abandon' ANOTHER city as counter-strike rampages towards Crimea STRIP GEEZ-ER Shock as STRIPPER dances on pensioners' laps in raunchy nursing home display “We went on them every holiday since I was about 11 but as soon as they took off on that one I knew something was off,” Ellie commented on her video. “I landed back down on it but I went flying in the air because they where circling really fast around a boat so I landed on an angle,” the young woman explained. After the accident, which left her with a spinal fracture, Ellie claimed she was forced to swim back to shore because the water sports operator refused to bring the inflatable back to the beach. “Wish I was joking when I say this but they made me swim off it because they said if it goes on the sand it’ll deflate. My mum was just dragging me.” Most read in News RAVINE TRAGEDY At least 16 dead & 20 hurt as bus packed with schoolkids plunges into gorge SHORT NOTICE Charles’ staff left heartbroken as they're axed during Queen church service SHOW OF UNITY Wills & Harry to walk together behind Queen's coffin but Meg and Kate in car UNIFORM SNUB Harry & Andrew BANNED from wearing uniform for Queen's coffin procession VIPS FOR THE VIP From Obama to Trump, who is and isn't among 500 attending Queen's funeral UNITED IN SORROW Meg and Harry join royals to receive Queen's coffin at Buckingham Palace Ellie said she had to stay on the island for an extra week as she underwent medical treatment. While the TikToker expected she would be transported back to the UK on a private plane, she claimed she was told she would have to board a commercial flight. “After they found out I could walk, they just gave me a whole row rather than a private plane. I was very disappointed to be fair,” she added. Fortunately, Ellie said her insurance covered her medical bills, which amounted to £25,000, as well as new flights home for her and her two holiday companions. Read More on The Sun SHORT NOTICE Charles’ staff left heartbroken as they're axed during Queen church service AD BLUNDER Mystery as Queen's undertaker removes hearse window ad during six hour drive “Luckily I was covered so had to pay £50 excess then they covered medical bills which where about £25k and new flights home for three of us.” It is unclear if Ellie has taken any legal action against the water sports company. Ellie went on the inflatable ride with a female companion Ella said the speedboat was going very fast She was allegedly made to swim back to shore despite her spinal fracture Ella stayed an extra week in Mallorca whilst she underwent medical treatment