Potter film set still closed

3 February 2009 05:54pm

The set of the latest Harry Potter film is still cordoned off after an accident which left a stuntman badly injured.

More than 130 get well messages have been posted on a social networking site set up for David Holmes, a stunt double for the film's star Daniel Radcliffe, who was taken to hospital with a back injury after an accident on January 28.

It is understood he was practising an aerial sequence when he was injured.

David, who is originally from Romford but lives in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, was initially taken to Watford General Hospital but was later transferred to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, in Stanmore, north west London.

A statement released on behalf of his family thanked people for their thoughts and prayers and added: "We are trusting in the expertise of the medical staff who are caring for David."

His brother Adam set up a Facebook page which has already attracted 139 get well messages and 411 members.

One message is from actor Jamie Wolpert, who played a newspaper vendor on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

He wrote: "Davey - Always loved being on set on Potter, and you were one of the main reasons - always smiling and happy and chatty, it was a real pleasure working with you."

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which is due to be released in the summer, is in production at the Hertfordshire studios.

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