Man whose David Dobrik stunt left him disabled for life has surgery to restore his vision – Social Media

A YouTuber who was seriously injured during a dangerous stunt he shared on social media nearly five years ago underwent a five-hour operation to restore his vision.

At the age of 30, Jeff Wittek appeared in a video with the internet personality and friend. YouTuber David Dobrik saw himself dangling from a rope attached to a digger operated by a then-23-year-old Dobrik.

Jeff Wittek underwent five-hour surgery to correct blurred vision from a failed show (Instagram/jeff)

The event took place in June 2020 and saw many influencers known as the ‘Vlog Squad’ taking part in swinging from the giant excavator.

But when it came to Wittek, suffered some serious injuriesand has been dealing with the consequences ever since.

After swinging as the crane began to slow down, Wittek hit the crane’s arm and suffered multiple injuries, including tearing the ligaments in his leg, breaking his foot and hip, and shattering his skull in ‘nine places’. shattered eye socket.

Wittek, now 34, claims Dobrik, now 28, turned the crane too quickly as he was driving and slowed down too quickly to reduce speed, causing Wittek to strike the metal arm.

The 2020 event saw several influencers known as the ‘Vlog Crew’ swinging on a rope attached to a crane over the water (YouTube/Jeff Wittek)

The video was published on: social media the following year, but has since been deleted.

Wittek’s birthplace new York but now he resides here Los Angeles, Californiahe has since paid $90,000 to correct his vision at a plastic surgeon’s clinic in Beverly Hills.

The content creator shared her recovery on Instagram with her 2.5 million followers: “Yesterday @drleifrogers and his team of avengers did a major 5-hour surgery to remove some metal plates and adjust my eye forward hopefully a few millimeters to prevent double vision.

“Thank you for all your kind words and support, I already feel like I could walk through a brick wall.”

Wittek is suing his former friend David Dobrik over the accident (Instagram/jeff)

Now he’s taking Dobrik to court for ‘general negligence and intentional tort’ and is seeking $10 million in damages for the botched stunt.

In the lawsuit filed seen By TMZ Wittek claims he had to pay multiple hospital bills and lost income as a result of the accident fees and also claims loss of earning capacity.

He also noted how he initially acted because he thought the digger would only be used to spin participants on a wakeboard above the water, before Dobrik suggested that people should just swing by holding the rope.

UNILAD contacted David Dobrik for comment.