Florida man fighting for his life after falling through a roof while chasing hat-stealing monkey in Indonesia

A Florida man was left paralyzed from the chest down after he fell through a roof in Indonesia while chasing a monkey that had stolen his favorite Pittsburgh Steelers cap earlier this week.

Jeff Swedenhjelm, who's originally from Destin, Fla., plunged through a 33 foot-high roof in Uluwatu on the island of Bali while chasing the cap-snatching primate on Monday.

Swedenhjelm's family is now pleading for donations to get him out of Bali and into the hands of a surgeon capable of fixing his severely damaged spinal cord.

"I am hopeful that the time we shared on his wonderful planet has given me enough love and respect in your heart to make you want to help," Swedenhjelm's family posted to a GoFundMe page on his behalf. "I have never been the one to ask for help, especially in monetary form, but any help will be taken to heart."

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As of Sunday afternoon, Swedenhjelm's relatives had collected nearly $58,000.They estimate that Swedenhjelm's medical and rehabilitation expenses will total $100,000.

The family's most immediate hope is to collect the $60,000 necessary to get Swedenhjelm flown via helicopter to a spinal surgeon in Taiwan, Singapore or Malaysia.

"Time is of the essence here as we are advised the longer we leave it the less likely he is to recover or even walk again," the family posted.