Missing Brit, 29, who vanished on Thai hols is found fighting for life in hospital… & he can't tell family what happened
Ashton Jones' family have set up a GoFundMe page in a bid to get him the treatment he desperately needs
WHAT HAPPENED TO ASHTON? Missing Brit, 29, who vanished on Thai hols is found fighting for life in hospital… & he can't tell family what happened
THE family of British tourist fear he won't survive after he vanished on a night out in Thailand before being found on life support.
Ashton Jones, 29, was separated from his friends in Bangkok and was mysteriously later found in a hospital having emergency brain surgery.
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Ashton Jones, from Wales, is fighting for his life in hospital in Bangkok
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His nan Beverley Walker said the family are fundraising to cover his essential treatment costs
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He flew to the Thai capital "on a whim" with a pal, where they met another friend and spent five days "making unforgettable memories".
But Ashton's family back in Wales were devastated when they found out he had disappeared while partying with friends and had been found fighting for his life.
His pals said they spent hours searching for him after went missing from the nightclub they were in.
Medics in Thailand believe Ashton - who suffers from epilepsy and lives with nan Beverley Walker - was violently attacked.
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Ashton's distraught cousin Sophie, 26, said his loved ones are "worried sick".
Their distress was amplified when a picture sent to them appeared to show Ashton tied to his hospital bed.
She told The Sun: "It's heartbreaking because we're all really close.
"We're shocked and going out of our minds because we don't know what's going on.
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"No one speaks English there and they're still struggling to get an English translator.
"We're worried sick."
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Anxious Beverley said the family have put together their life savings to fund his treatment - but is still not enough to cover the huge bill.
She is battling to bring Ashton back to the UK as precious time slips back to save him.
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Beverley said: "I am deeply concerned that without immediate financial or diplomatic assistance, my grandson may not survive.
"The emotional toll on our family is immense. We are heartbroken and fearful, watching from afar while Ashton suffers without the care he urgently requires."
Beverley said on Monday, almost a week after Ashton went into hospital on June 3, workers at Chonburi Hospital tried to wake him up.
She added: "It was a success but he still has a long way to go, he's bed-bound and suffering with fits, cannot talk, eat or drink and isn't aware.
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"We all as a family are worried sick with fear for Ashton and how we can bring him home."
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Ashton became separated from his friends at a nightclub in the Thai capital
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Beverley said Ashton's treatment and funding to bring him to the UK will cost thousands - more than they can afford to scrape together.
She said Ashton's last-minute decision to head to Thailand meant he hadn't taken out insurance.
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Ashton's family have set up a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise £50,000 towards mounting costs.
Beverley said: "The hospital in Thailand is asking for the cost of his treatment on going that is far beyond what our family can afford.
"In the meantime, Ashton's condition continues to deteriorate, and it feels as though we are being left helpless as time runs out.
"We have already put together life savings for medical bills, flights, travel, accommodation to be with him but would never be able to afford to get him home to better health care and his family."
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So far, well-wishers have donated more than £3,000, which the family say they are incredibly grateful for.
A Foreign Office spokesman told The Sun: "We are supporting a British man who has been hospitalised in Thailand and are in contact with the local authorities."
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