Canadian Shot In Chiang Mai

[earlofwindermere]

I was just reading news from home and came across this article...

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/02/13/thailand-prof.html

Canadian man shot in Thailand

CBC News

An Ontario man is in stable but serious condition in a Thai hospital Wednesday after being shot in the back while on holiday with his wife.

A Thai investigator examines the truck 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. The man's wife said reports her husband is in a coma are false.

The woman asked that her and her husband's names be withheld until family members are contacted.

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. The shooting happened near the luxury Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi hotel. Doctors at the hospital say the angle of the bullet wound suggests he was shot from up high, possibly from a highrise 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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