An online fundraiser to benefit a 24-year-old British man who was critically injured in a skydiving accident outside of Las Vegas has raised nearly $20,000 as of Thursday.

Mitchell Deakin suffered injuries that include a fractured pelvis, broken ribs, a perforated lung and kidney laceration in the Sept. 17 skydiving accident, according to a verified GoFundMe online fundraiser, which had amassed more than £14,700, or over $19,000.

Emily Antuna, a spokesperson for University Medical Center in Las Vegas, confirmed Deakin was being treated there, but added she was unable to disclose his condition at the request of him and his family.

“This has been extremely traumatic for him and his family and friends, as he is so far away from home,” organizer Isabel Clacher, who according to other posts

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