20 year old Canadian Women Dies in Thailand.

Post by **beer monkey** » February 22, 2008, 5:30 am

www.canada.com

Another Canadian dies in Thailand
Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, February 21, 2008

VICTORIA - A 20-year-old Victoria-area woman has died during a holiday in Thailand, the fifth incident of Canadians being injured or killed this year.

Tara Kimber was in Thailand with friends when she died suddenly Saturday.

The father of a friend travelling with Kimber said he was told the young woman slipped and struck her head on a hard surface near a swimming pool.

A family spokesman said details are sketchy and no family members are willing to speak about the tragedy until some of the questions have been answered.

Saanich police Staff Sgt. Jamie Rhodes said police helped the family get in touch with Federal Foreign Affairs officials on the weekend.

"We were in touch with the family because they were distressed and we helped facilitate them in getting information. It's absolutely not a police matter," he said.

So far this year, five Canadians have been injured or killed in Thailand.

Post by **The Farmer** » February 22, 2008, 9:34 am

Why we not here something about the russians?

Post by **Murdy** » February 22, 2008, 9:59 am

More bad press for Thailand in Canada for sure.

Shame!

Post by **Aardvark** » February 22, 2008, 10:14 am

Those Canadians must have done something pretty bad in a past life

Post by **wazza** » February 22, 2008, 2:24 pm

Sounds like from what was printed, she slipped near the pool and cracked her head hard and gave herself a fractured base of skull or a major extra dural haemorrhage, needs to get to a neuro surgeon ASAP to relieve it all.

The outcomes arent that good and tragically they die quickly.

These patients in developed countries where transplant surgery is actively practiced are the most suitable for organ donation.