Grandad who had stroke in Bangkok apartment survived off tap water diet for 8 days

mirror.co.uk:

A grandad who got trapped alone inside his holiday apartment in Thailand survived off a diet of just tap water for eight days as he prayed someone would come to his rescue.

Scottish 64-year-old Bill Fairbairn was stuck down by a stroke while he was staying in Bangkok and lay on the ground for days unable to get up to seek help.

He had left his home in Dunbar on January 16 to explore Thailand by himself for around two months. But just over a month into his trip, disaster struck.

His family back home grew extremely concerned for his wellbeing as they were unable to get in contact with him. Bill’s daughter Fiona sparked a frantic online search for her missing dad, reports the Daily Record . “He usually texts my auntie and his sister