Teen who learned to walk again meets his idol Tyson Fury in Morecambe

A teenager who was lucky to survive a horror car smash got through depression after being inspired by Lancashire boxer’s Tyson Fury’s comeback - and finally got to meet his hero.
Cameron meets Tyson
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Cameron meets Tyson PHOTO: SWNS

Cameron Saile, 19, was the passenger in a car which flipped and landed in a field.

Medics feared he might never walk again after he suffered a broken and dislocated neck and a broken back and sternum after the horror smash in October.

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But he astounded doctors by learning to walk again - although he faced chronic pain and depression which led him to attempt to take his own life.

The car was badly damaged in the accident
PHOTO: SWNSThe car was badly damaged in the accident
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The car was badly damaged in the accident PHOTO: SWNS

Cameron, from Ladybank, Fife admitted he struggled with booze and drugs before and after the crash.

But as he re-learnt to walk, he set up a support network for other young men battling mental health problems on Tik Tok and Instagram. And he found that watching his boxing hero Tyson Fury stage a comeback gave him the determination to face his own demons.

Last week, Cameron visited Tyson’s home town of Morecambe and was delighted to bump into his idol.

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Cameron thanked Tyson for inspiring him to get through his troubles and posed for a picture with the ‘Gypsy King’. He said: “I’m a huge fan and owe the world to him and my life.

Cameron was in intensive care for 10 days
PHOTO: SWNSCameron was in intensive care for 10 days
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Cameron was in intensive care for 10 days PHOTO: SWNS

“After the crash I had my worst time. I attempted suicide.”

Cameron saw from Tyson’s Instagram that he was at Morecambe Golf Club - so he waited nearby til his hero appeared.

He said: “(Tyson) was having a joke with me and said to have a picture with him - he’s a good guy.

“When I saw him I was nearly in tears.”

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