A British tourist is fighting for his life in hospital after falling into a coma on holiday in Cambodia.
Ben Wilkins, from Chinley, Derbyshire, was just two weeks into his trip in Koh Rong when he fell sick.
The 32-year-old was found unconscious in his hotel room as his friends rushed him to hospital.
He has since been transferred from a hospital in Siem Reap to Phnom Penh because he has no medical insurance.
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His family are now pleading for help after being forced to pay £8,000 a day in medical bills.
Wilkins' sister Imogen said he is now on a ventilator after suffering from 'kidney failure and severe pneumonia'.
He has been in a coma for five days.
"We do not know how long Ben had been unconscious in his room on his own," she said.
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"The ambulance ride which took five and a half hours from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh was to enable him to receive dialysis as he would have died without this, most of the country does not have treatments available such as dialysis.
"When you're young you think you're invincible, so all of this is not just a heart-breaking strain on us all but is coming at a huge financial cost to our family.
"It's £8000 a day to be kept in ICU, before the costs of ambulances, medication, procedures, dialysis and tests being done.
"We have spent upwards of £60,000, with every day the amount growing massively."
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Imogen and her mother Carolyn have set up a fundraiser on GoFundMe to help pay for medical bills.
"Please help us save Ben, anything you can spare to help towards the cost of the medical bills to try and save his life and bring him back home would be greatly appreciated," the mum-of-one wrote.
"I need my brother and my parents need their son home.
"He is halfway around the world and he needs to be back home.
"Thank you so much."
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At the time of writing, £42,603 has been raised of a £50,000 target.
Imogen wrote: "Such a massive thank you to everyone who has donated. We are so overwhelmed by the response and kindness shown.
"Ben is definitely starting to respond to his treatments in the last 24 hours, which is great news. He’s still on a ventilator and receiving dialysis for his kidney failure and his pneumonia is still severe.
"But there is positive news and he is responding to the treatments."
If you would like to donate, click on the following link GoFundMe.
Anish Vij