Family of dead Hangzhou ESL teacher desperate for help getting their son’s body home
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Ryan hasn't posted this (maybe because it's his own story; I will). He writes: I’m betting most of us haven’t thought twice about what would happen if we shuffled off our mortal coil while living as laowai here in China. Unfortunately, tragedy happens here as anywhere, and this is the situation that David Woolman’s family is now forced into dealing with — from thousands of kilometres away. What do you all think — does DD Dragon have a responsibility to help with the cost? Should ESL teacher contracts include a stipulation for insurance covering this sort of thing? Should David and his family been better prepared for this possibility? Are you?
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DD Dragon's website had a response up detailing their side and details of Woolman's death, but it appears the whole English side of their website is down now.
Summary: They claimed Woolman didn't leave contact details, but a colleague was able to find his sister (or cousin, can't remember) on Facebook through whom they were able to contact his father. According to DD's account, his parents are separated and the lack of a response from the family was what prompted contacting the mother eight days after his death.
As I recall, they didn't address the school's financial liabilities.
According to the response, Shanghaiist's brief mention of the details of his death were correct.