A Scots teacher who suffered a brain aneurysm in Thailand has been left with no memory of the last year.

Owen Auskerry was flown to a private hospital in Bangkok after a series of seizures on January 13.

The 24-year-old from Orkney underwent brain surgery two days later and is recovering in the Thai capital.

Despite the successful surgery, he has no recollection of spending the last year teaching English at a school in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

His family said: "Owen appears to have no knowledge of why he's in Thailand. He seemed surprised when we tell him that he's been here for a year teaching English in a local school.

"We've been asking him about his interest in music and DJ-ing and he's quite blank about that too. But on the other hand he spoke to us in an Orcadian accent and knew the name of one of his brother's friends."

Mr Auskerry's family hopes his treatment will be covered by his medical insurance, but rising costs and concerns over his long-term care led his family to turn to crowdfunding website GoFundMe for help.

The campaign has so far raised nearly £26,000, which will help pay for flights and medical costs after his insurance runs out on Friday. Almost 800 people have contributed to the fund, including one anonymous donor who gave £5000.

Any money left over from Mr Auskerry's care will be donated to the charity of his choice, his family said.

Mr Auskerry's girlfriend Janjira first raised the alarm after the English teacher became unwell. His symptoms, which began as a severe headache and nausea, quickly became more serious.

He was initially taken to an infirmary from his home in Nakhon Si Thammarat before being flown 380 miles to hospital in Bangkok.

Mr Auskerry's parents flew out to Thailand on Friday and shortly afterwards he underwent surgery on his brain.