A newly-retired man had accidentally fallen, causing a brain injury that would result in his death, an inquest heard.

Lynn man Kevin Gore, 67, had got up as usual on the morning of October 27 and headed towards the bathroom.

However, at around 6.15am, his wife heard a loud bang and discovered that her husband had fallen.

Mr Gore, a retired forklift driver, was awake but was lying on the floor and moving his mouth. His wife believes this was either him trying to talk or gasp for breath.

An ambulance was called, and paramedics arrived “rapidly” at Mr Gore’s home on Columbia Way.

Paramedics at the scene determined that Mr Gore had gone into cardiac arrest and was unconscious, and he was taken to Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

However, Mr Gore never regained consciousness and died in hospital the next day.

His cause of death was a hypoxic brain injury, a condition where the brain is deprived of sufficient oxygen.

This was caused by increased intracranial pressure as a result of a fall.

An inquest was held into Mr Gore’s death at Norfolk Coroner’s Court in Norwich today, where area coroner Yvonne Blake determined that Mr Gore’s death was accidental.

It was a mystery to Mr Gore’s family as to why he fell in the first place.

The court heard that he had numerous health conditions, including epilepsy, asthma and diabetes.

Ms Blake said the fall could have been caused by either a “mechanical or medical” issue, but determined it was most likely not caused by an ongoing health issue.

“He had been having falls before, and his legs had been giving way,” she said.

Mr Gore walked with a stick and had been diagnosed with arthritis in his arm last year.

Once Mr Gore was transported to hospital, fractures in the upper part of his spine were discovered, and he was transported to intensive care.

He was given a low Glasgow coma score, meaning that he was showing impaired consciousness.

Staff at the QEH gave Mr Gore a poor prognosis and reported he was “jerking in and out of consciousness”.

Mr Gore’s family was informed about this and decided to focus on making him comfortable during his final hours.

Ms Blake offered her condolences to Mr Gore’s family.