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New Jersey man critically injured in cliff jump on Italy’s Amalfi Coast

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The New York Post, the Daily Mail and Fox News report that Jacob Fleig, 22, of Berlin Township, New Jersey, was critically injured on October 5 in a cliff jump at Fiordo di Furore on Italy’s Amalfi Coast while on vacation with his fiancée. The outlets say, citing a GoFundMe campaign by his brother, Jimmy Dorner, that he has had several surgeries and remains in intensive care in Salerno, and that his family hopes to bring him back to the United States for further care. The Daily Mail says an Italian news agency reported he jumped from an estimated 30 meters and that Italian authorities are investigating what caused the accident. The outlets give few details of how the fall happened.

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Jacob Fleig, 22, of Berlin Township, New Jersey, was critically injured on October 5 in a cliff jump at Fiordo di Furore on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.
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New York Post, Daily Mail
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He is in intensive care in Italy after several surgeries, according to a GoFundMe campaign by his brother, Jimmy Dorner.
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New York Post
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His family hopes to bring him back to the United States for further medical care.
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New York Post
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He was on vacation with his fiancée, and relatives and a friend say he proposed to her during the trip.
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New York Post, Daily Mail
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The Italian news agency ANSA reported he jumped from an estimated 30 meters, and Italian authorities are investigating what caused the accident.
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All three right-side outlets report that Jacob Fleig, 22, of New Jersey, was critically injured in a cliff jump in Italy, and they tell it as a personal story about a vacation, a proposal and his family’s fight to bring him home.

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Headlines centre on Fleig’s fight for his life and his new engagement; the Daily Mail stresses a dream vacation, and Far Right Fox News calls it a tragic cliff jump at a vacation hot spot.
NJ man, 22, fighting for his life after accident while vacationing with fiancée off Italy’s Amalfi Coast
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Fox NewsFar Right
Man fights for his life after tragic cliff jump into water at vacation hot spot
New Jersey resident Jacob Fleig, age 22, jumped nearly 100 feet into the sea at Fiordo di Furore on the Amalfi Coast in Italy and is now in intensive care in Salerno.
4 days agoRead at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
Daily MailRight
New Jersey man fighting for his life after cliff-jumping fall day after proposing to fiancée on dream Amalfi Coast vacation
A New Jersey man has been fighting for his life after a cliff-jumping fall went horribly wrong while on a dream vacation on the Amalfi Coast with his fiancée.
4 days agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
New York PostRight
NJ man, 22, fighting for his life after accident while vacationing with fiancée off Italy’s Amalfi Coast
Jacob Fleig, of Berlin Township, Camden County, was critically injured Oct. 5 at Fiordo di Furore, a coastal spot known for its dramatic cliffs.
4 days agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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New York Post, Oct 17, 1:30 AM EDT

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Daily MailRightOct 17, 11:01 AM EDT
Fox NewsFar RightOct 17, 3:21 PM EDT

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New Jersey man critically injured in cliff jump on Italy’s Amalfi Coast

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Man fights for his life after tragic cliff jump into water at vacation hot spot

New Jersey man fighting for his life after cliff-jumping fall day after proposing to fiancée on dream Amalfi Coast vacation

NJ man, 22, fighting for his life after accident while vacationing with fiancée off Italy’s Amalfi Coast

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