A Current Affair viewers donate $700,000

Viewers have donated a whopping $700,000 in cash and $100,000 in gifts towards a young man who featured on A Current Affair.

Kurt Drysdale, 21, was left quadriplegic after being tackled in a weekend football match playing for Cabramatta. He has been hospitalised for over a year, and requires a nurse 24/7 and a ventilator to help him breathe.

His parents were forced to knock down their house to rebuild it to accommodate his wheelchair and medical team.

Tracy Grimshaw said: “It can be easy in this job to get bogged down in the worst of human nature, but this week we’ve once again seen the very best of it. I fear I wouldn’t be as brave as Kurt or his family in their position, and it’s clear that our viewers have been as touched by him as we were. These are tough times for families, and to see our viewers dig into their pockets to help them is wonderful.”

Building can now commence immediately on his new home.