FAMILY and friends of a man who was tragically killed in Thailand have raised more than £9,000 to help bring him home.

Gareth Crowe, from Linwood in Renfrewshire, died earlier this week when he was gored by an elephant during a trek on Koh Samui.

The 36-year-old had been on a family holiday with his teenage daughter, wife Catherine Hughes and their son when the tragedy happened.

An online fundraising page to help cover the costs of bringing Mr Crowe back home has so far gathered more than £9,000 to help the family.

Cash started pouring in yesterday from hundreds of kind-hearted donors, with almost 400 people chipping in to help.

Friend David Lundon, who set up the appeal, wrote that the cash would "ease the burden on his family at such a traumatic time." and would "ensure Gareth gets a good send off."