Rapeerorn Nasaarn will be accompanied by the medics and is due to arrive in Bangkok today, her mother Bangorn said. She will be taken to Rajavithi Hospital for further treatment.

Rapeeporn fell ill during her trip in Seoul and her family in Thailand called for help from government authorities. Donations poured in to help cover her medical expenses, which are said to be more than Bt1 million.

Bangorn said she was told that her daughter had regained consciousness but could not speak because of breathing tubes.

She did not know for sure what the total medical bill would be, saying Thai Embassy in South Korea would advance the sum.