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New Husband Recovering In Florida Hospital After Falling Inside Dormant Volcano During Honeymoon In St. Kitts

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A young married couple from Indiana started their honeymoon in St. Kitts, but now it's ending in a South Florida hospital.

That's because the groom fell down inside a dormant volcano while on a hike.

Clay Chastain suffered a skull fracture in the fall.

He's also temporarily deaf in one year and is leaking cerebral spinal fluid through his nose.

His new wife, all five-foot-two, one hundred and five pounds of her, lugged Clay down the volcano until they got cell service and were able to call for help.

A GoFundMe page raised $30,000 for his medical flight to Fort Lauderdale.

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