What if your dream vacation turned into a painful disaster - would you be ready?

Imagine this: You’re riding a camel across the sandy Sahara Desert, wind in your hair, smiling for the camera. Then - bam! - you fall off, break your ribs, and end up with a hospital bill bigger than your house payment. That’s exactly what happened to Carol Hucker, a 63-year-old Aussie, on her trip to Morocco in November 2023.

Carol was only six days into her month-long adventure with her niece, Olivia, when the accident hit. One minute, she was enjoying a camel ride; the next, she was on the ground with six broken ribs, a punctured lung, a shattered collarbone, and a fractured wrist. Ouch!

The pain was so bad she called it the worst of her life. She told Yahoo News Australia, “I was completely focused on the pain I was in.”

Stuck in the middle of the desert with no phone signal, Carol’s niece screamed for help. They got her to a jeep, then a camp, and finally a hospital eight hours away in Casablanca. She spent 11 days there, racking up a jaw-dropping $96,840 in medical bills. Without help, she’d have been in big trouble.

How Travel Insurance Saved the Day

Here’s the good news: Carol had bought travel insurance with 1Cover for just $812 before her trip. That smart move covered almost all her costs - hospital stays, two nurse escorts on a flight home, and even surgery back in Australia. “It was a huge relief to get home,” she said. Without insurance, she doesn’t know how she’d have paid for it all.

Natalie Smith from 1Cover said, “Stories like Carol’s show you can’t predict the unexpected. Travel insurance gets you back on track when things go wrong.” Carol agrees and now tells everyone to get coverage before they travel - especially to wild places like the desert.

Want to read more? Check out the full story on here. It’s proof that travel insurance isn’t just a boring extra - it’s a lifesaver!

So, next time you plan a trip, think about Carol. A little planning can save you a lot of pain - and money.

Are you covered for your next adventure?

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