Moments after this video was taken, mum-of-three belly-flops into 14ft garden swimming pool and breaks her neck READ MORE: Horrifying video shows in detail what Lupus does to the body By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 11:30, 14 August 2024 | Updated: 11:39, 14 August 2024 e-mail View comments A mother-of-three almost died after breaking her neck when belly flopping into her garden pool — but she was miraculously saved by her quick-thinking son. Gemma Allinson splashed out on a £400 14ft pool for her kids to enjoy during the summer of 2022, and entertained them with her gentle belly flops. But the 42-year-old from East Riding, Yorkshire, suffered a devastating injury doing the playful manoeuvre.
On her last leap into the pool, Ms Allison broke her neck on impact and suffered a cardiac arrest, leaving her kids horrified when she remained face-down in the water. She's now urging people to be careful when jumping into cold and shallow water. Gemma Allinson splashed £400 on a 14ft pool for her kids to enjoy during the summer months and was happy to join in playing in the water doing gentle belly flops On her last leap into the pool, Ms Allison broke her neck on impact and suffered a cardiac arrest, leaving her kids, Cameron Todd (left), Daisy Allinson (centre) and Alfie Allinson (right), horrified when she remained face-down in the water Her eldest son Cameron Todd, now 20, had been eating his dinner when Ms Allinson's youngest daughter Daisy came inside to tell h.