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Gary Armstrong

'Very ill' Brit tourist, 25, stranded in Thai hospital as family appeal for help

An urgent appeal has been launched to fly home a "very ill" Scottish woman who has been left stranded in Thailand.

Rebekah Fulton, 25, is currently in a hospital in Phuket where she is fighting a serious infection.

Her dad, James, is with Rebekah in the country and has started an online fundraiser with a target of £25,000 to get "his little girl home".

Nearly £4,000 has been donated from family, friends and well-wishers from across the world, the Daily Record reports .

On the fundraising page, dad James said: "Rebekah is in hospital in Phuket with a serious infection and is very ill.

An online fundraiser has been launched to help the woman get back to the UK (Facebook)
Rebekah is currently in a hospital in the holiday resort of Phuket (Facebook)

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"I am trying to raise enough funds to get her home as soon as possible as she is way too poorly to fly.

"I am in Phuket with her and I understand that she is well known all over the world through her travels throughout Asia and I am respectfully appealing to everyone to give a little to bring my girl home.

"I would like to thank everyone who has helped Rebekah so far and sincerely thank everyone in advance for their support.

"Any surplus funds will be donated to a charity of Rebekah’s choice."

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James issued an update today, thanking everyone who has supported the campaign, which is currently trending on the GoFundMe website.

He added: "I just want to thank everyone who has helped so far and I have tried to thank you all individually so sorry if I missed anyone.

"As this appeal gathers pace it is becoming apparent how much Rebekah means to a huge amount of people so thanks again for the support.

Her dad James say he wants to get his "little girl" home to Scotland (Facebook)

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"I will update everyone on how she is when I can."

To help get Rebekah home, please visit the fundraiser  HERE .

 
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