WARNING – IMAGES OF INJURY: Sienna Crank was having “the time of her life” in Marmaris with 17 members of her family on the easyJet Holiday at the Green Nature Resort and Spa
An eight-year-old girl’s arm was cut down to the bone after glass from a DJ booth fell onto her while she was at a swimming pool foam party on holiday in Turkey.
Sienna Crank was having “the time of her life” in Marmaris with 17 members of her family on the easyJet Holiday when she was reportedly caught up in the horror at the Green Nature Resort and Spa. She had been enjoying the foam party in the packed pool, when a large piece of glass was blown off the DJ setup.
Her mum Joanne Chadwick told the Mirror: “I remember screaming for someone to call an ambulance. You could see the bone, that’s how deep the cut was.”
Sienna from Bolton, had been hit by the large piece of glass according to her family, before she was rushed to hospital where doctors told her she had been millimetres away from having tendons severed, which may have threatened the use of her arm.
Sienna’s mum added: “The DJ booth was carried in just for the foam party, it wasn’t there all the time. It was quite a windy day, and with all the people having a good time, it’s a huge risk to have glass around.
“Surely it is common sense not to have glass on a DJ stand next to a pool – you can’t even have glass for your drinks. I can’t believe they didn’t see the massive risk.
“I would urge the hotel not to ever use glass again in situations like this, and that goes for other hotels too. This has left us devastated, and of course it ruined our holiday. Sienna will be left with the scars and memories of this for the rest of her life.”
The incident happened in the afternoon of June 7, when Sienna and her whole family were six days into their 10-day break. Mum-of-four Joanne added: “We had all been really excited about the foam party, especially the children in our group.
“I had just gone back to the sunbed as the foam had got in my eyes so I went to get a towel – but then I saw people running over to me and I knew something was wrong. I ran to Sienna and saw the cut on her arm. It was absolutely horrific and I remember screaming for someone to call an ambulance.
“You could see the bone, that’s how deep the cut was – I still remember it every day, and can’t stop thinking about what if the glass had been a little bit higher and hit her throat. It absolutely haunts me.
“Sienna wasn’t crying, I think she had gone into shock, and there were so many lovely guests helping – people were tying towels round her arm, giving her drinks and sweets to keep her sugar up, I was so shocked and panicked I never got to thank them.”
Having been taken to a nearby hospital in Marmaris, Sienna was given stitches within the cut and also to the surface of the skin, and doctors told Joanne how lucky her daughter had been.
“It was absolutely terrifying, and I was just so delighted she was alright and she hadn’t been more seriously hurt – but then I started thinking about what had happened and how. I am furious that the hotel had a glass DJ stand – it’s ridiculous how plastic wasn’t used.
“She will also have a scar on her arm for the rest of her life. Being an image conscious girl already, of course that is going to be awful for her as she gets older. This whole thing has been absolutely horrific.”
Joanne has turned to specialist travel lawyers at Slater and Gordon in pursuing a claim against easyJet Holidays, the travel operator they used for their break. Associate (Litigation Executive) Darren Dyke is supporting the family.
He said: “What was a fun-filled family holiday turned to horror in a split second for Sienna and her loved ones – this wholly avoidable incident could have been fatal through the lack of care or awareness in installing a mobile glass DJ stand. It doesn’t bear thinking about what could have happened.
“Sienna and her family are of course devastated by what happened and understandably want answers and accountability. We will support them in every way possible to achieve that.”
An easyJet Holidays spokeswoman said: “The safety and wellbeing of all customers is a priority, which is why we ensure all of the hotels we offer meet our high health and safety standards. As this case is now a legal matter, we’re unable to comment further.”