A newly engaged New Jersey man was critically injured after he reportedly jumped into the sea from a height of nearly 100 feet while vacationing in Italy with his fiancée.Jacob Fleig, a 22-year-old from Berlin, New Jersey, was visiting Fiordo di Furore, a narrow inlet along the Amalfi Coast, on Oct.5 when he jumped from the coastal road above the water, according to U.S.
and Italian reports.He has undergone multiple life-saving procedures and surgeries and was in intensive care, his brother, Jimmy Dorner, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign about him earlier this week.TOURISTS SHOCKED AFTER INNOCENT VACATION ACTIVITY LANDS THEM IN HOT WATER WITH LOCALS"Currently, our main priority is getting him medically stable and strong enough to be transported back to America where he can continue with future surgeries, therapy and ongoing care," Dorner wrote.A day after the incident, a cousin wrote on Facebook that Fleig was in a medically induced coma at a Salerno hospital as his mother and brother traveled to be with him.Jacob Fleig, 22, of New Jersey was critically injured while vacationing on Italy’s Amalfi Coast with his girlfriend, his family said.(GoFundMe)She also said Fleig proposed to his girlfriend after they landed in Italy — and she said yes.Fleig struck the water in a bad position and suffered a cut to his back, Italian outlet RaiNews reported. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTEREmergency medical responders took him to a hospital before he was transferred by helicopter to Salerno. The day after the accident, Fleig’s injury was determined to be serious but not life-threatening, the same outlet said. Fleig proposed to his girlfriend after they landed in Italy, according to a cousin’s Facebook post.
(GoFundMe)Fleig is currently studying electrical engineering, according to his LinkedIn profile.Dorner described his brother as "a light in every life he encounters," adding that his humor and charisma are among the first things people notice about h...