Open Season on Canadians
Open Season on Canadians
Just heard that a friend of a good friend of mine was shot in Chang Mai while riding with his wife in a tuk tuk. Eight hours on the operating table and he's alive. Bullet came out of nowhere it appears. Seems to be nothing about it in any Thai press, according to my friend's Thai wife. That makes four Canadians in a short space of time.
Maverick
Mathew, just found this and you are right about the amount shot in the last few months.
Canadian man shot in Thailand
An Ontario man is in stable condition in a Thai hospital Wednesday after being shot in the back while on holiday with his wife.
A Thai investigator examines the bus the man and his wife were riding in when he was shot.A Thai investigator examines the bus the man and his wife were riding in when he was shot.
He is in the McCormick Hospital in the city of Chiang Mai, about 700 kilometres north of the capital, Bangkok. Earlier reports said he was in a coma.
The man and his wife were travelling in an open pickup truck Wednesday morning when he suddenly slumped forward. They had just checked out of their hotel and were on their way to join a three-day elephant riding and hiking trek.
Used commonly for public transport in Thailand, the pickup trucks, called songtao, have open windows and covered bench seating in the back.
Police said the shooting was accidental and didn't originate from anyone else on the vehicle. They said they don't have any leads and have made no arrests. Witnesses said they didn't hear any shots.
Doctors at the hospital say the angle of the bullet wound suggests he was shot from up high, possibly from a high-rise building. The couple were sitting with their backs to the street while in the truck.
Officials at the Canadian Embassy in Thailand haven't provided any information and are referring all inquiries to Ottawa. An official from the Canadian consulate in Chiang Mai is at the hospital with the couple.
The man is the fourth Canadian to be shot in Thailand in recent weeks.
Canadian oil worker Dale Henry was shot and killed at his home in the country earlier this month. His wife of five years, her lover and an alleged hit man have been arrested in his killing.
In January, Leo John Del Pinto of Calgary was shot to death by an off-duty police officer in northern Thailand. His friend Carly Reisig was shot and injured in the incident
Canadian man shot in Thailand
An Ontario man is in stable condition in a Thai hospital Wednesday after being shot in the back while on holiday with his wife.
A Thai investigator examines the bus the man and his wife were riding in when he was shot.A Thai investigator examines the bus the man and his wife were riding in when he was shot.
He is in the McCormick Hospital in the city of Chiang Mai, about 700 kilometres north of the capital, Bangkok. Earlier reports said he was in a coma.
The man and his wife were travelling in an open pickup truck Wednesday morning when he suddenly slumped forward. They had just checked out of their hotel and were on their way to join a three-day elephant riding and hiking trek.
Used commonly for public transport in Thailand, the pickup trucks, called songtao, have open windows and covered bench seating in the back.
Police said the shooting was accidental and didn't originate from anyone else on the vehicle. They said they don't have any leads and have made no arrests. Witnesses said they didn't hear any shots.
Doctors at the hospital say the angle of the bullet wound suggests he was shot from up high, possibly from a high-rise building. The couple were sitting with their backs to the street while in the truck.
Officials at the Canadian Embassy in Thailand haven't provided any information and are referring all inquiries to Ottawa. An official from the Canadian consulate in Chiang Mai is at the hospital with the couple.
The man is the fourth Canadian to be shot in Thailand in recent weeks.
Canadian oil worker Dale Henry was shot and killed at his home in the country earlier this month. His wife of five years, her lover and an alleged hit man have been arrested in his killing.
In January, Leo John Del Pinto of Calgary was shot to death by an off-duty police officer in northern Thailand. His friend Carly Reisig was shot and injured in the incident
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