The family of an injured Pompano Beach firefighter says they are doing everything they can to get him home. But doctors in Indonesia won’t release him until they receive tens of thousands of dollars to cover the cost of his care after he took a nasty fall.
Michael Hughes is one of Pompano Beach’s newest firefighters, but he’s already made an impact on his department.
“Very, very positive,” said Richard Culpo, a battalion chief for Pompano Beach Fire Rescue. “He goes about his day in the most positive ways. He loves running calls, loves being a firefighter.”
After an annual ski trip with friends to Canada and Japan, Michael ended up in Bali, where, on Monday, he was injured in a terrible accident.
“He had an accident there and he fell. He was severely hurt,” said Lorene Parker, Michael’s mother.