An award-winning skydiver who recently woke up to find his leg had been amputated has recounted the horrific details of his ordeal - while revealing his plans to take to the skies for a world-record attempt this summer.
German sportsman Olav Zipser, who lives in Thailand, visited the doctors after his toe turned blue and he was struck by a 'sudden and intense pain' in his foot.
Medics diagnosed a blocked artery and removed a clot, but just hours after being discharged the 59-year-old was in agony again.
Mr Zipser was rushed back to hospital but despite being in 'excruciating pain' he was denied entry because his insurance had not paid for the previous day's procedure.
The Sports Emmy winner told MailOnline: 'From that point, things become a blur. I was left untreated in a foreign country, in a vulnerable and dangerous state.
