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Australian man found in Thailand receives care as repatriation remains uncertain
An elderly Australian man who had been homeless in Pattaya was found weak and unable to stand, sleeping in an apartment building in Thailand. A charity stepped in after he waited outside the Australian Embassy in Bangkok for five hours, helping arrange medical care and accommodation while efforts continue to bring him home.
The man had no passport, mobile phone or bank card, and was reported to have a stomach wound and difficulty controlling his bladder. After a hospital examination and a night at the charity’s shelter, he moved to an aged care home; police reports for his lost passport and a fit-to-fly certificate have been obtained. The embassy is working with the charity on his paperwork, but his return to Australia is not guaranteed.
In short
- Charity helped a homeless Australian man in Thailand.
- He is now in aged care in Bangkok.
- His return home remains uncertain.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Homeless Aussie found sleeping on a floor in Thailand is too weak to stand, unable to control his bladder and has no passport to get home”.