Dorset kitesurfer 'lucky to be alive' after serious accident off the Jurassic Coast

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An experienced Dorset kitesurfer has told BBC Radio Solent he’s “lucky to be alive” after an horrific accident left him with a fractured skull. Will Wade from Bovington lost control of his kite as he slipped while preparing to launch from a grassy area off Portland Harbour. The army officer was left unconscious after he was propelled into the air, then dragged along a stony beach. Will told BBC Radio Solent reporter Laurence Herdman that he wasn't wearing a helmet and paid tribute to several quick-thinking first responders who helped to save his life before he was airlifted to the trauma unit at Southampton Hospital. Remarkably, Will was back at work a week later, but won't return to the water or any form of contact sport for another six months