The tourist, identified as Eugenne Grosman, born in 1945, was completing immigration procedures after travelling from Laos into Vietnam when he suddenly developed symptoms of low blood sugar and dizziness, showed signs of a possible stroke, and collapsed at the border gate.

Border guard officials in Quang Tri Province visit Eugenne Grosman, an American tourist, after he recovers from a mild stroke. Photo by Lao Bao International Border Gate Guard Station

Thanks to the timely assistance, his condition stabilized.

While receiving support from border guard officers and medical personnel, Eugenne said he has no family, wife, and children and expressed his wish to donate his organs to medical science in Vietnam after his death, contributing to saving lives and giving more patients a chance to recover.