Australian shot in Thailand
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An Australian has been shot in the abdomen in Thailand. The 22-year-old man from Wagga Wagga, Lee Burkinshaw, was shot in the Chantaburi province during a drive by shooting. He was evacuated to Bangkok hospital after receiving some treatment at a local hospital. An operation is needed to remove the bullet from his abdomen. He is expected to make a full recovery. His spleen was removed but no vital organs have been damaged. His father received a call at 2 a.m. AEST. Lee went to Thailand to study the gem cutting. “It is the gem capital of the
An Australian has been shot in the abdomen in Thailand. The 22-year-old man from Wagga Wagga, Lee Burkinshaw, was shot in the Chantaburi province during a drive by shooting. He was evacuated to Bangkok hospital after receiving some treatment at a local hospital. An operation is needed to remove the bullet from his abdomen. He is expected to make a full recovery.
His spleen was removed but no vital organs have been damaged.
His father received a call at 2 a.m. AEST.
Lee went to Thailand to study the gem cutting.
“It is the gem capital of the world, and a lot of the rough cut gemstones come into there to be cut and styled,” Mr. Burkingsaw said.
He is undeterred from revisiting Thailand.
“This is purely a one-off incident ... Thailand is a wonderful country, it's just an unfortunate incident,” said Lee.
This is the second incident in recent weeks in which an Australian had been shot in Thailand. Last week a nurse was killed when she was shot in the neck near a bar.
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