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Family Says £30,000 Needed for Surgery as Briton, 21, Lies in Thai ICU After Scooter Crash

Donations have climbed to nearly £23,000, with his girlfriend flying out on an emergency passport.

Overview

  • Zak Forsyth remains in a coma in a Thai intensive care unit awaiting urgent brain surgery, according to his family.
  • With no travel insurance, relatives paid a £5,000 deposit as costs mount, including a reported £2,000 transfer and about £5,000 for a week in ICU.
  • The JustGiving appeal has raised just under £23,000 toward a £30,000 surgery target set by the family.
  • Girlfriend Amy Elkin has secured an emergency passport and is traveling to Thailand on Monday, vowing to stay until he can return home.
  • The 21-year-old from Huyton suffered a brain bleed and multiple fractures after his scooter collided with a car, and the other driver took him to hospital.