By Alexis Cai
THE 20-year-old Singaporean who fell into a coma after a jet ski
accident in Thailand died on Tuesday morning.
Mr Loh Ying Jie was involved in a collision with another jet ski
ridden by his friend on Apr 2.
He was first taken to Patong Hospital and later transferred to
the better-equipped Bangkok Hospital Phuket, where he underwent a
three-hour operation to remove a massive blood clot in the right
side of his brain.
He returned to Singapore on April 4 night on a medical
evacuation flight, accompanied by family members and a doctor.
He was then taken to the intensive care unit at the Singapore
General Hospital, where had been in a coma since.
Doctors had earlier said two-thirds of his brain had been
damaged and that he might never regain consciousness. His condition
took a turn for the worst on Monday.
