By MARTA JARY, SHOWBUSINESS NIGHT EDITOR, AUSTRALIA
Published: 11:47 BST, 23 August 2026 | Updated: 12:02 BST, 23 August 2026
A Sydney model and beauty entrepreneur has shared the horrific details of her father's accident in Thailand, which has left him battling for his life in hospital.
Casey James, who is the co-founder of Copini Beauty, made the sad announcement on Instagram, sharing how her dad is in a coma in a Bangkok ICU, where he has been in a coma for almost two weeks after undergoing multiple emergency brain surgeries.
He was found alone in his hotel room, unconscious, after suffering a serious fall following a sudden brain bleed.
'Ten days ago I got a call from the Department of Foreign Affairs saying my dad had been in an accident and is in a coma in the ICU in Bangkok,' the 28-year-old wrote.
'Within two hours, my husband and I were on a flight to Thailand.
'How quickly your life can change in an instant is so scary, and I know this feeling all too well.
A Sydney model and beauty entrepreneur has shared the horrific details of her father's accident in Thailand, which has left him battling for his life in hospital. Pictured: Casey James
Casey James, who is the co-founder of Copini Beauty, made the sad announcement on Instagram, sharing how her dad was in a coma in a Bangkok ICU
'It's my mum's 57th birthday today, from heaven, and I'm sitting here in the ICU thinking, what the actual f**k is my life and how did it get to this.'
She continued: 'My dad has been in a coma for ten days and counting. What his future looks like is unknown.'
James explained that she lost her mother just two years ago to cancer.
'I am so scared by the reality of possibly losing both my parents within two years. My dad is one hell of a fighter, and all we can do is pray,' she wrote.
'I guess I am writing this to say, hold your loved ones close because life can change in a blink of an eye.'
