BRA tycoon Michelle Mone has donated £8000 to fly home a Scots snowboarder who is stranded in France after a serious accident.

The Ultimo boss has answered an appeal by the family of Corrine Barrons, 33, from Kilsyth, who was left in a coma after smashing her head on the ski slopes of Meribel.

The Evening Times told this week how she faces up to a year of rehab to overcome bleeding on the brain - but was not fully insured.

Her worried sister Anne Lowe, 27, had hoped to raise the cash to fly her back to Scotland by air ambulance from various donors.

But Michelle signed a cheque to pay for the flight in full after hearing about Corrine's plight on Clyde 1. She said: "I was listening to the radio in my kitchen and the story touched my heart.

"My husband and I are in a fortunate position where we can help others in difficult situations, and felt we had to do something."

Anne said: "We are over the moon and can't thank Michelle enough.

It means the world to us that Corrine can finally come home.

"She is slowly regaining consciousness and they are looking to fly her back to Glasgow within the next 10 days to two weeks."

Corrine, a former cafe owner from Kilsyth, had been working in France during the ski season and had taken to the slopes on a day off when tragedy struck on March 4.

A spokesman for Clyde 1 said: "Michelle was in Glasgow the other day and heard about what happened to Corrine.

"She phoned us up and we were delighted to put her in touch with the family."

Charter flight firm Mediavation has offered to fly her by air ambulance from Grenoble to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital's specialist head injury unit for the discount price of £8000 after an appeal from relatives.

The firm helped Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond after his horror 300mph crash in 2006.

Martin Eede, a director of Mediavation, said: "We were approached by Corrine's sister and we were so touched by her story we said we'd transfer Corinne back.

"The hospital in Grenoble has had to operate on her. She will be okay but she is stranded."

Following Michelle's donation, any money raised in Corrine's name will be handed over to charity Headway, to help other brain injury victims.

Around £350 has already been raised through the web page www.justgiving.com/corrinesfund