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Andy Davis had set up places for Britons who wanted to teach English abroad
An online appeal has raised more than £11,000 to support a British man who was injured in an accident while working in Thailand.
Andy Davis, 33, from Walton in Staffordshire, had been teaching English to children in the country for a number of years and was injured on the island of Krabi.
His friend Mike Pugh said one of his legs was shattered and had to be amputated, and he suffered a shattered pelvis and a ruptured bladder, all of which required treatment on land.
But he said the medical transfer and treatment would be expensive.
Mr Pugh said it was hoped health insurance would pay for some of his treatment, but it could cost more than £30,000 to fly him to Bangkok for specialist care and then back to Britain.
He said that before his injury, his friend had planned to return home for Christmas and if more money could be raised that might still be possible.
However, further amputation may be necessary as Mr Davis’ leg and pelvis became infected, while his ruptured bladder was a “real concern”, Mr Pugh said.
Family
Andy Davis receives care on the island of Krabi
Mr Davis’ parents flew to Thailand to help, and Mr Pugh said his friend was unable to arrange his own care or get insurance as he was in and out of consciousness.
The pair have known each other since meeting at school 20 years ago and Mr Pugh described his friend as “incredibly relaxed” and “a really nice guy”.
He believed that the number of donations he had received so far was “a measure of what he is as a person” and also noted that donations had come from abroad, in places where he had taught.
Mike Pugh
Mike Pugh said the response to the online appeal had been ‘heartwarming’
Mr. Davis began teaching English as a foreign language abroad in 2016, traveling to Thailand, Peru, Mexico and Ecuador.
Most recently he had been working to set up teaching positions for other Britons to travel and teach English as a foreign language.
Mr Pugh said his friend’s injuries would be ‘life-changing’ and added that he and other friends had wanted to do everything possible to help him and his family.
He said he didn’t expect a big response but was surprised at the number of people who got in touch, including many school friends he hadn’t heard from in years.