An online fund-raising campaign launched to help return a Scottish Muay Thai boxer's body home after he died while jogging in Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday is attracting donors.
Craig Floan, who coached Jordan Lamnammoon Muay Thai at the Glasgow Thai Boxing Academy, said on Sunday a fundraiser had been set up to return his body to Scotland, The Telegraph online reported.
Donations quickly reached £14,000 (606,000 baht) on Sunday after the news of his death had been reported in the news, and had risen to £17,180 by Monday afternoon.
The fundraising effort has been shared by people who knew the boxer, both Thais and foreigners.
Jordan Lamnammoon Muay Thai was the ring name of Jordan Coe. Police at Poh Klang station in Muang district in Nakhon Ratchasima however identified him as Jordan Donald.
Jordan was found dead on Sunday in Muang district in a thick sweatsuit. A preliminary autopsy of the 21-year-old Scot on Sunday pointed to heat stroke as the likely cause of the death.
He left a hotel on Saturday, going jogging to reduce his weight by three kilogrammes to meet the scale limit for a bout on Sunday in Nakhon Ratchasima. He never returned.
A detailed autopsy carried out by Maharit Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital has not been released.
The Public Heath Ministry had warned of the risk of heat stroke just days earlier, as temperatures soar with onset of summer.
Meteorological Department director-general Wanchai Sakudomchai said the mercury could rise to 43°C in the upper part of the central region and northern region during April, where the sun will be directly overhead.
People are advised to avoid the scorching sun if possible, and to drink more water to help keep the body cool and hydrated.