Korean tourist 72, saved from drowning off Phuket

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Korean tourist 72, saved from drowning off Phuket 

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Medical staff from Vachira Phuket Hospital were waiting for Ms Min at Chalong Pier. Photo: Phuket Tourist Police
 

PHUKET: A 72-years-old female Korean tourist was saved from drowning during a trip to Coral Island off Phuket’s southeast coast today (Dec 16).

 

Lt Dusit Wannaboworn of the Phuket Tourist Police was notified of the incident at about midday today, and he reported that the tourist was named Ms Park Min Ja.

 

Lt Dusit said, “Tour operators at Coral Island transported Ms Min to Chalong Pier. She was taken to Dibuk Hospital by a medical staff from Vachira Phuket Hospital who are stationed at the Accident & Emergency Department of the still-under-construction Chalong Hospital.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/korean-tourist-72-saved-from-drowning-off-phuket-65174.php#0SEH36U0DtzvsJG9.97

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-12-16

[Lee4Life]

Regardless of the nature of the incident, it is so nice to be reading about someone saved instead of another life lost.

[geriatrickid]

I don't think she is 72 years old.

[Old Croc]

Perhaps this is a life that has been saved because there is now an Accident and Emergency center in Chalong near the pier.

Previously it would have been around a further 30 mins to get to a hospital.

[Get Real]

2 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

I don't think she is 72 years old.

I guess that is totally irrelevant to the information they already read in her passport, right?