Brit Tourist Seriously Injured After Pattaya Fall

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Also if a suicide attempt insurance usually void

To all intents and purposes, always void.

2 hours ago, cynic1 said:

As we all know the Insurance companies could not give a sh.t about her physical issue

"As we all know" (a daft claim, of course) similarly policy holders don't give a sh.t about their policy conditions that they have to adhere to in order to benefit from the protection.

2 hours ago, cynic1 said:

In fact they hope she dies so that there is no long term recovery in case the company must pay

Boll0cks. It's no skin off there noises to pay claims - as 95% of all claims are.

2 hours ago, cynic1 said:

Good idea but I'm hoping this young woman was not drunk. As we all know the Insurance companies could not give a sh.t about her physical issue. In fact they hope she dies so that there is no long term recovery in case the company must pay. They just want evidence that allows them to make NO medical payments and that evidence is basically, "was she sober or intoxicated"?

So much cobblers in one post.

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Not if she consumed only a reasonable amount, normal alcohol use doesn't automatically invalidate policies.

Yes…The amount of alcohol allowed for an insurance company to cover a claim is generally zero (0.0 g/l) or the legal limit established by local authorities (usually 0.5 g/L in blood or 0.25 mg/L in air). Exceeding this limit or giving positive is usually considered an exclusion of coverage, where the insurer can refuse to pay damages.

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

... only if the alcohol intoxication is over a certain level. What insurers consider normal or reasonable consumption does not void policies.

Nicely vague - just like their 'dangerous activities' clauses.

What exactly is reasonable consumption ?

2 hours ago, Tarteso said:

Yes…The amount of alcohol allowed for an insurance company to cover a claim is generally zero (0.0 g/l) or the legal limit established by local authorities (usually 0.5 g/L in blood or 0.25 mg/L in air). Exceeding this limit or giving positive is usually considered an exclusion of coverage, where the insurer can refuse to pay damages.

Which is less than two points - hardly 'reasonable' consumption then.

9 hours ago, damo1967 said:

If her insurance company looks at blood test results.. and alcohol/drugs are detected they will null and void any 'claim' as they are rightly entitled to do... knocking back a claim for being pissed/drugged up would not be leaving her out to hang and dry. FAFO!

That depends on the amount of alcohol consumed - given the above comments (posts above this) - the 'reasonable' limits seem rather low.

Have two points, trip over, smack your head or break and ankle and the insurance pulls the booze clause if they can get away with it (according Tarteso's comments) - though I find it hard to believe travel insurance companies could get away with not paying out for such a low cut off.

It still begs the question - what is a reasonable amount - most tourists will get happily sloshed - does that void the travel insurance if they trip over ??

If you believe LL - it would be your own fault for not adhering to the terms and conditions of the insurance companies - though he has mentioned they pay out 95% of the time.

11 hours ago, Tarteso said:

The insurance company will wash its hands of the matter if she consumed alcohol..

Surely insurance should payout based upon the final outcome not what caused it!!

So if the insurance cover has a clause that they won't payout if you have an accident whilst on holiday under the influence then that's BS IMO.

PS. It's a shame that the airbags didn't break her fall

From the photos I am gonna be extremely judgmental and say she is a party girl.

Often that life style involves heavy use of drugs and alcohol.

Again, the possibility that some sort of impairment was involved seems likely.

Even still, sad.

13 hours ago, Tyke said:

Its what happens if you lean over a balcony whilst being top heavy.

Prolly saved her life. 🤣

Damn, must've hurt... I hope she recovers well...
This is one of the first balcony fallers I've heard of that actually survived.

17 hours ago, Watawattana said:

No matter what, I hope she recovers. I also wonder how the security guy is, he's also got to live with what he heard then saw.

Its Pattaya ,he sees bad <deleted> all the time, just another day at the office!

On 3/26/2026 at 2:26 AM, NanLaew said:

Certainly the redistribution of something.

Possibly will get a 'donation'

A question for anyone living in Pattaya, especially if you live in a condo.
WHY? Why do so many foreigners end up flying off of Pattaya condo balconies. It's just too many to be coincidence. What is the reason?

2 hours ago, connda said:

A question for anyone living in Pattaya, especially if you live in a condo.
WHY? Why do so many foreigners end up flying off of Pattaya condo balconies. It's just too many to be coincidence. What is the reason?

Why would a foreign condo dweller have any insight on why some fellow foreign condo dwellers chose to jump?

I recall many years back that the fee-pay access to the swimming pool on top of Mike Department Store was stopped after several older foreigners who apparently came to swim, jumped to their death.

In most every reported case, serious health concerns, financial stresses or mental issues of the older foreign 'flyers' have been cited by partners, friends and family as the reason they chose to end their lives so decisively.

As for the burgeoning numbers of late Gen Z and young Millennials that are slipping or falling, they invariably appear to have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fall from a lower height and end up horribly injured.

On 3/26/2026 at 1:59 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

Funny how some people claim that alcohol is the worst drug of them all.

I mean in the exact moment that you are high on the drug. If you gave a group of people all of the various drugs , the person drunk on alcohol will be the person the most likely to start a fight. They'd also be the one acting the least appropriately around the opposite sex. They'd also be the most likely to partake in reckless driving. They'd also be the one most willing to take undo risks.

List all the different drugs that you have taken.

No other drug lowers your inhibitions in such a primal way.

On 3/25/2026 at 11:20 PM, boloaf said:

A lot of hotels and condos have balcony rails that are much too low. My old condo's rail came up to my chest and I'm six feet, there was zero chance of me accidentally falling from my balcony even when psised, which I was most of the time in those days.

Nonsense. Maybe in your dreams. If you are so sure of it, find the hotel online and we will be able to see on their website

And again, even if it was true, the logic doesn't work. People don't just walk onto balconies blind.

On 3/26/2026 at 12:06 AM, LukeCastle said:

It started mainly by foreigner man of older age with possible Thai partner involvement, to "purposeful self unaliving",

This narrative has been posted in every thread on this topic since the invention of the SE Asia based internet forums in the late 90's. And yet has there ever been a clear cut case of it being true ? I've never seen it. But maybe others have.

Has there ever been a case where a Thai woman was caught pushing her hubby off a balcony ?

On 3/26/2026 at 1:20 AM, Ralf001 said:

Struth !

Maybe a few too many Jägerbomb's.

She does seem like the type to have angel wings tattooed on her back

On 3/26/2026 at 3:28 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

To all intents and purposes, always void.

My workplace provided insurance included suicide ...........

18 hours ago, connda said:

A question for anyone living in Pattaya, especially if you live in a condo.
WHY? Why do so many foreigners end up flying off of Pattaya condo balconies. It's just too many to be coincidence. What is the reason?

2 things cover roughly 100% of them.

Suicides and drunken idiocy.

95% of falls off of balconies that involve younger people is the result of being drunk. If young drunks fall over then there's probably plenty of middle aged drunks that can manage it too. And Pattaya has a lot of middle aged drunks.

To all intents and purposes, always void.

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

My workplace provided insurance included suicide .........

A special provision, certainly not normal coverage.

4 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

List all the different drugs that you have taken

Why don't you list all the different drugs that you have taken first?

4 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

No other drug lowers your inhibitions in such a primal way

Really? Says who?

On 3/26/2026 at 8:20 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

You'd suggest a minimum lower than is currently required if your hotel regulation quote is accurate? Why?

Thanks , it was a typo and should have read 2.5

On 3/26/2026 at 4:32 AM, superal said:

I tend to agree with your comments but actually most Thai hotels comply with balcony height regulations that state 1.9 ---2.1 meters in height . 1.5 minimum would be my suggestion .

Typo error , should have read 2.5 but happy to see you are paying attention

14 minutes ago, superal said:

Typo error , should have read 2.5 but happy to see you are paying attention

We ALL say it and assumed it was a typo.

On 3/26/2026 at 11:32 AM, superal said:

I tend to agree with your comments but actually most Thai hotels comply with balcony height regulations that state 1.9 ---2.1 meters in height . 1.5 minimum would be my suggestion .

Do you have a link for these regulations?