Daniel Andrews’ wife says she thought he was going to die after Sorrento fall

Premier Daniel Andrews has opened up on his catastrophic fall, with his wife revealing the shocking state of her stricken husband when she found him.

Premier Daniel Andrews’ wife Cath has revealed she thought her husband was going to die after his horror fall in March.

Putting to bed the wild conspiracy theories that have plagued his nasty back injury, Mr Andrews took to social media on Sunday afternoon to detail the events that led to the fall.

On the eve of his return to work, Mr Andrews sat down with his wife Cath to explain what really happened at the Sorrento holiday house.

“We’d been down the beach having a family weekend … It was a bit of a chance to have some time together and to make up for the fact that summer had been really busy,” Mr Andrews said.

Daniel Andrews and his wife Cath, who found him after his fall down a flight of stairs in Sorrento.

“I’m making my way to the car to head off to work … As I put my foot onto the first step, I knew I was in trouble, I didn’t really connect with the step, it just slid off.

“I became airborne, almost. All I could hear was this almighty crunch … and that’s when I knew this was serious.

“Cath must’ve heard me groaning in pain. I couldn’t yell out. I sort of couldn’t breathe.”

Speaking publicly for the first time since the accident, Cath explained the moment she witnessed her husband “going blue”.

“It was awful … We were looking at each other, and I was thinking ‘you are going to die here in Sorrento at this holiday house’, and you were looking at me, and you felt the same.”

Daniel Andrews in a back brace after he was moved from intensive care.

The Premier recuperated for months after the serious injuries.

Mr Andrews said the painful ordeal had made him appreciate the smaller things in life.

“I’ve never experienced anything like this. I’ve never really been injured, I’ve never been admitted to hospital in my life. I’ve never broken a bone,” he said.

He got emotional praising the people – from the paramedics to the ICU staff – who brought him back to full health.

“They are the best of us. As painful, as difficult, as traumatic as it was, we were very lucky,” he said.

The Victorian Premier will return to work on Monday. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Andrew Henshaw

Speaking on the “vile stories” that emerged over the past few months, Mr Andrews said he received a “touching” text message from former Liberal premier Ted Bailleu, who shared his experience with a similar back injury four decades ago.

“He made it really clear to us that we needed to take our time and heal properly,” he said.

Mr Andrews also shut down any speculation that his political career would come to an end at the next state election.

“I’m coming back this week. I’m fit, I’m strong, I’m healthy. I’m on the ballot next year, I’m running and I’m running to win,” he said.

“There’s unfinished business and I’m determined to get it done.”