Nottingham graduate sprains ankle tossing cap but still goes on night out to celebrate
‘So we went to get some bandages, an ankle brace and took some painkillers and then went out for the night’
Tegan MaassA recent graduate from Nottingham Trent University has made headlines after spraining his ankle at his graduation ceremony and going on a night out that same evening.
Essex-born Tom Dines, 22, lost his balance whilst taking photos to remember the day he graduated NTU with a first class degree in Photography, reports Essex Live.
Tom’s mum captured the dramatic moment he fell backwards into a ditch after trying to catch his graduation cap. Initially, he made an effort to walk it off, but experienced pain further on in the day.
However in true Notts fashion, Tom decided to take some painkillers and make the most of his final night out, saying: “So we went to get some bandages, an ankle brace and took some painkillers and then went out for the night.” It was only the next day once he had returned to Essex that he went to A&E and discovered that he had sprained his ankle.
He said: “Everybody I’ve spoken to feels sorry for me but they can’t stop watching it It is quite funny, it’s quite a dramatic fall. The pain was absolutely terrible though, I could barely put weight on it.
“The day was pretty good until that point – I had a thoroughly good time. It would have been a nightmare if it had happened before. It was a very bad sprain and I had a previous minor injury to a bone there which made the pain worse I think.”
Feature image via Tom Dines
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