Ashley Surcombe, a 29-year-old British influencer living in Seoul, was discovered unconscious in her apartment or condo on 24 March after her moms and dads raised the alarm when she stopped reacting to messages.
She was found by cops in a significantly dehydrated state with several organ failure and was hurried to the ICU, where she has actually considering that restored awareness however stays under observation.
Her moms and dads– Karen and Nigel Surcombe– last consulted with her 2 days back when she pointed out sensation weak and baffled. They were supposedly at first anxious due to the fact that she had actually suffered a fall weeks previously, leading to a shiner.
Her daddy has actually taken a trip to South Korea, and her household has actually introduced a GoFundMe project to cover the installing medical costs, as her medical insurance had actually just recently lapsed. They are looking for to raise ₤ 50,000, with ICU care alone costing approximately ₤ 1,500 each day.
Who is Ashley Surcombe?Originally from Gloucestershire, a county in South West England, Ms Surcombe matured in the UK before ultimately transferring to South Korea, where she has actually supposedly invested the last 5 years. Nevertheless, on her LinkedIn, 8 years back, she composed: “Going to be transferring to Korea under an Operating Vacation Visa in February – Searching for operate in the show business.
” Social network influencer with interest in acting and music, presently finding out Korean.”
And in 2015 in September, she composed on her X account: “So I’m going to begin vlogging– I’m formally transferring to South Korea with a visa, say goodbye to backward and forward.”
She has 465,000 fans on Instagram alone and has actually collected over a million fans throughout different social networks platforms with material mostly about her experiences residing in South Korea.
She intended to be a travel and way of life influencer and she is proficient in Korean, as appears from her captions on social networks, and prepared to record her journeys throughout Southeast Asian nations.
Her last Instagram post was over 6 weeks back, including a Korean beer and in another post, she published a Pleased Chinese New Year message.
The British influencer’s moms and dads have actually been deeply associated with efforts to support her considering that her abrupt health crisis. When she stopped reacting to their messages, they supposedly grew worried and looked for assistance through contacts in South Korea, eventually triggering authorities to look at her.
Her sis, Kat Surcombe, has actually been sharing updates and looking for financial backing for Ms Surcombe’s medical treatment. “We do not understand precisely what occurred, and it has actually been hard to get clear responses,” the 33-year-old aerospace engineer stated.
” My moms and dads have actually currently paid a ₤ 3,000 deposit for her care, however the expenses continue to increase,” she composed on the GoFundMe page for Ms Surcombe. Thousands more are required for important tests, scans, and medications.
Talking to The Times, she stated: “I keep rotating in between breaking down and attempting to assist my moms and dads. It’s heartbreaking due to the fact that she’s my little sis, and I simply desire her back home.”
Authorities in Seoul have actually validated that there were no indications of break-in into Ms Surcombe’s apartment or condo, contributing to the unpredictability about what caused her condition. The household is desperate for responses as they attempt to piece together the situations that caused her hospitalisation.
” We simply do not understand what occurred and we are looking for out precisely, however it’s been hard, and we have actually needed to count on contacts out there,” Kat Surcombe informed MailOnline
” We were expected to speak to her at 8pm on Sunday (Korean time) however she never ever responded to, and we didn’t get any action from messages so that’s when we called cops through a good friend of my daddy who has contacts out there.
” About a week ago she informed us she struck her head versus the door and got a nasty contusion on her eye.”
She continued: “She was discovered unresponsive and unconscious on the flooring; she didn’t have any damaged bones, however she was seriously dehydrated and has significant organ failure.
” Her blood glucose levels are extremely low and when we consulted with her on Saturday, she appeared puzzled, and you might hardly see her lips she was so dehydrated.
” When they heard back that she remained in health center it was simply awful as we felt so defenseless therefore far.”
The huge sis included: “I am likewise actually anxious about my moms and dads; they have actually simply retired, and this has the prospective to economically destroy them.”
The British material developer was born in Cyprus in March 1996, and acquired appeal through her YouTube video gaming channel, AshleyMarieGaming, especially for Minecraft material, according to the video game’s fan page. In 2017, she gradually moved far from the video gaming material and diverted more towards style and travel material.
She likewise supposedly has actually resided in several locations throughout the UK and has 2 sis, Kat and a non-identical twin, Tara. A brief glimpse at her social networks reveals that she had an eager interest in, and was deeply purchased Korean popular culture.
There was a profusion of assistance for the Surcombe household and the influencer. One advocate published a GoFundMe page for Ms Surcombe and composed on X: “I do not understand what to state aside from assistance if you can. I played numerous computer game with @AshleyMarieeS.”
The household wishes to raise ₤ 50,000 for Ms Surcombe’s treatment and, at the time of composing, has actually gathered ₤ 11,638.