A British man and a skydiving instructor have miraculously walked away from a fall from 11,000ft after their parachute failed during a jump in Las Vegas.

Mitchell Deakin, 24, from Lancashire, was holidaying in the American city with his friends when the accident took place over Nevada's Mojave desert.

The holidaymaker's fall left him with serious injuries, including broken ribs, a fractured pelvis, a perforated lung and a damaged kidney.

Skydiving instructor Jiron Arcos Ponce, 54, was also rushed to Las Vegas’s University Medical Centre with extensive wounds, but his current condition is currently unknown.

Mr Deakin remains in hospital in the US and has had to undergo surgery on his pelvis and have liquid from his lungs removed.

Mr Deakin and his instructor were strapped together for the jump on September 17, according to a police report.

Due to a fault with Mr Ponce's reserve parachute, the main parachute was blocked from opening fully, leaving the men hurtling towards the ground in a violent spin.

Las Vegas police said the instructor was finally able to fully open his parachute moments before they smashed into the ground at around 35 to 45 miles per hour.

The 24-year-old's girlfriend Isabel Clacher has created a GoFundMe page to help fund Mr Deakin's extensive medical bills

The 24-year-old's girlfriend Isabel Clacher has created a GoFundMe page to help fund Mr Deakin's extensive medical bills following the accident.

The page reads: "This has been extremely traumatic for him and his family and friends, as he is so far away from home.

"We all want him back in the UK safe, where he can be looked after by us all.

"The donations made will go towards the rest of his recovery time in America paying for any necessary medical bills, transportation and accommodation, as we do not know how long it will be until he can fly home."

Janine Deakin, the 24-year-old's mother, issued an update on GoFundMe, saying her son was “really positive" and was "being looked after by an excellent hospital team”.

She added that her son is "truly grateful for all your kindness, messages, chats and calls.

"He has lots of fabulous friends and a wonderful family that are supportive and just want him recovering at home."

Though the exact company involved in the incident has not been officially named, Sin City Skydiving has told the Las Vegas Review Journal that the instructor involved in the accident was employed there.

Mr Deakin's mother said her son was feeling 'really positive'

Sin City Skydiving boasts a “perfect safety record” and the “lowest skydiving prices” in Las Vegas, it says.

The initial police report named GoJump Las Vegas as the company involved - but the firm has since denied this.

A report into the accident is set to be published by the Federal Aviation Administration in the coming weeks.

Last year, nine people died in skydiving accidents across the US.