The fly-in, fly-out mine worker's travel insurance had expired when the crash left him fighting for life as his family scrambled to cover expenses and get him home. And that's a cautionary tale for Australians overseas, says a medical repatriation expert.
The mine worker was living with his wife and child in Thailand when he was in a head-on collision, leaving him in intensive care.The family has struggled to raise tens of thousands of dollars to repatriate him to Perth, where he will undergo potentially lifesaving surgery.James Lothian had started a life in Thailand with a new wife and child when a car accident put him in an intensive care unit.
But, unable to eat or drink, Mr Lothian's condition was still failing. He lost more than 40 kilograms and contracted sepsis.Ms Matthews, a volunteer wildlife carer in Gippsland, was unable to leave the animals in her charge and struggling to find the huge cost to repatriate him.British TV presenter Michael Mosley is reported to have died of natural causes after going missing in Greece.
But with his condition worsening and the Thai government refusing to extend Mr Lothian's visa, the family made the decision to fly James home commercially on Wednesday in business class so he could at least lay down.Mr Lothian is expected to undergo surgery at Royal Perth.
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