A MAN who won a £3million Omaze mansion has abandoned it after just three days amid fears it could crash into the sea.
Dad-of-five Glen Elmy was handed the keys to a “James Bond-esque” waterfront home three years ago after entering a prize draw for just £25.
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Dad-of-five Glen Elmy is rumored to have left his £3m Devon mansion behind Credit: Jam Press
However, it has now been announced that he left after just three days when the north Devon cliff top he was on was found to be in danger of collapsing into the sea.
The five-bedroom Stealth House overlooking Combe Martin Bay has now been derelict for years, MailOnline reports.
Foundry worker Mr Elmy, from Walsall in the West Midlands, moved in in October 2021 after winning the Omaze Million Pound House Draw.
But he was reportedly on his way again just three days later after learning of coastal erosion which threatened the £3million property.
Mr Elmy is said to have returned the keys to Omaze and demanded an equivalent amount in cash instead.
He and his wife Debbie lived in a £230,000 house in Walsall for 26 years before that.
The Stealth House sweepstakes, within Exmoor National Park, offered spectacular panoramic sea views, six bathrooms and an infinity pool.
Mr Elmy paid £25 for a ticket in a TV draw which raised funds for the NSPCC’s Childline charity.
He said at the time: “I’m absolutely amazed – the only thing we’ve ever won before was three pounds on a holiday bingo night.
“We absolutely love the house – if I could design it from scratch, it would look exactly like this.
– It’s like something from a Bond movie.
But now a source is quoted as saying that “he left after three days and that’s when we last saw him”.
A neighbor, who did not want to be named, said: “I’ve never seen anyone go in or out of victory.
“Everything is being speculated that it cannot be insured because it was built near the sea and on the edge of a cliff.
“Here along the entire coast there is a problem with coastal erosion. There are signs around the beach warning of falling rocks.”
They said they moved to the area five years ago when Stealth House was available for £2.5m, “but nobody wanted it”.
The Sun Online has approached Omaze for comment.
Mr Elmy was the fourth person to win one of Omaze’s charity homes in Britain.
The first was a £1 million property in Cheshire in a campaign that raised £250,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The next, for a £3m townhouse in Fulham, west London, generated £1m for the British Heart Foundation.
And the Prince’s Trust received £500,000 from a draw for a £2.5m five-bedroom property in the Cotswolds.
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The ‘James Bond’ style house offered spectacular sea viewsCredit: Jam Press
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The house overlooks Combe Martin BayCredit: Jam Press
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An infinity pool was among the features of Stealth House Credit: Jam Press
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The prize draw property offered five bedrooms as well as six bathrooms Credit: Jam Press
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Mr Elmy said two years ago he was ‘thrilled’ to win the houseCredit: Jam Press
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The house by the sea included two living roomsCredit: Jam Press
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Father-of-five Mr Elmy is said to have spent just three days at his home in DevonCredit: Jam Press
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Stealth House was the fourth UK charity shared by OmazeCredit: Jam Press
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The estate is located within the Exmoor National Park in North DevonCredit: Jam Press
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Stealth House charity raffle raised money for NSPCC Childline Credit: Jam Press
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Mr Elmy described the property as ‘like something out of a Bond movie’Credit: Jam Press
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Neighbors say the winning family has not been seen there for the past two yearsCredit: Jam Press
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