Young Aussie father and war veteran fights for his life in a coma after horror motorcycle accident in Bali – as his devastated family fights to bring him home
- Remuna Avaemai, 26, alive after crash
- Australian Army veteran a young father
- Family is desperately trying to raise money to repatriate him
A young father and former soldier from the Gold Coast is fighting for life after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle accident while on holiday in Bali.
Remuna Avaemai, 26, from Tugun in the Gold Coast, is currently on a ventilator in an induced coma following a motorcycle accident while on holiday to the popular Indonesian province on Friday.
His family is on a desperate mission to raise enough money to bring him home once he is stable after being quoted up to $180,000 by medical authorities.
Mr Avaemai’s former partner, Meg Sproule, with whom he shares a young daughter named Maeva, said he was in Bali for a short break between jobs when disaster struck.
“Flying Remuna home with the care he needs will be a huge undertaking and extremely expensive,” she said.
Remuna Avaemai’s family (pictured, left) is desperate to reunite him with his young daughter Maeva (left)
“Our goal is to get him home as soon as he’s stable enough to be with his daughter and family.”
Ms Sproule revealed that her former partner served in Afghanistan during a five-year career with the Australian Army.
“We really hope Australia can help him in return,” she added.
Mrs. Sproule said she was desperate to reunite him with his young daughter.
“All he would want is to feel her presence and hear her words,” she told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
She said the father and daughter had a “very unique bond.”
“Our biggest goal is to get him through this so he can continue making memories with Maeva,” Ms. Sproule said.
“She has a very deep love for her father and doesn’t understand what’s going on right now.”
Mr Avaemai served his country in Afghanistan: ‘We really hope Australia can help him in return,’ said his ex-partner Meg Sproule
Doctors have removed half of Mr. Avaemai’s skull and will need another surgery to replace it.
Despite being in a ‘delicate condition’, Ms Sproule said her former partner had shown positive signs in his recovery.
“When his brother saw him, he squeezed his brother’s hand and tried to pull the tube out of his mouth.”
Mahana Avaemai, Remuna’s sister, stands by his bed as he fights for his life.
“I am here with him now and he will not fight this alone,” she wrote on Facebook.
“We are grateful for any donation to get him home.”
Gold Coast company, Medical Rescue, has since reportedly offered to coordinate Mr Avaema’s transfer and repatriate him back to shore.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to the company for comment.
Mrs. Sproule has one GoFundMe page to raise money for her ex-partner’s medical treatment and to raise money for his repatriation.