Four injured in balloon crash in Chon Buri

By The Nation

 

Four people were injured on Monday night when a hot-air balloon taking Thai tourists on rides above a food fair in Si Racha, broke from its mooring and crashed onto the roof of a nearby warehouse.

 

The accident happened in Moo 11 village in Tambon Nong Kham.

 

The balloon pilot, Apiradee Thonusit, 32, and three tourists – Chairat Sopradit, 31, Phatthakorn Panpoh, 31 and their son, Watcharakiart Sopradit, 3 – were injured.

 

Police said a strong wind during rain caused the balloon to slip from the pole it was tied to.

 

Four workers tried to pull rope after it slipped but the rope broke and the balloon eventually fell on the roof of a warehouse on the opposite side of the road.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30342337

 

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Those 3 tourists sound like they have Thai names???

9 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Those 3 tourists sound like they have Thai names???

This being the case, what point are you making?

4 minutes ago, Expatthailover said:

This being the case, what point are you making?

Why classify locals as tourists?

I sense a "crackdown" on balloons coming soon.

2 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Why classify locals as tourists?

Domestic tourists (from another region of Thailand) A bit like me being born & bred in London and visiting Edinburgh in Scotland = Tourist. Hope that helps 

The balloon sector will go pop!

7 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Why classify locals as tourists?

Because they were on holiday like tourists tend to do?

38 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Those 3 tourists sound like they have Thai names???

You've made the flawed assumption that Tourists can only be from outside of Thailand and the word refers to 'non-Thai's'.... 

 

Domestic tourism industry is also strong with Thai's visiting other provinces, going diving etc etc... and of course, in this case, taking a Balloon ride. 

38 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Why classify locals as tourists?

 

Perhaps because they come from a different province than Si Racha.

 

If a Scotsman for example is on holiday in Cornwall would you class him as a local or a tourist?

1 hour ago, Golden Triangle said:

Domestic tourists (from another region of Thailand) A bit like me being born & bred in London and visiting Edinburgh in Scotland = Tourist. Hope that helps 

I doubt if they checked their ID cards to see if they were from another province and then questioned them to determine that they weren't working in Chonburi just so they could call them as tourists.

There's much more balloon chasing in Pattaya.

Not brake failure...rope failure + wind + rain + anything else not attributable to the operator & pilot?

5 hours ago, webfact said:

but the rope broke

same as brakes failure....???

A troll post and a reply have been removed.

 

The cause was a very strong wind

4 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Those 3 tourists sound like they have Thai names???

Why can't Thai people be tourists in their own country 

A little bit stupid comment 

6 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Why classify locals as tourists?

If they're visiting from another part of Thailand then they're classified as tourists.... maybe they were'nt locals?

 

12 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Those 3 tourists sound like they have Thai names???

Well, do all tourists have to come from outside Thailand?   Maybe they are down visiting from Chiang Mai or some other place?  Aren't they considered tourists?

definition of a tourist

tour·ist

ˈto͝orəst/

noun

 

1. 1.

   a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure.

22 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

I doubt if they checked their ID cards to see if they were from another province and then questioned them to determine that they weren't working in Chonburi just so they could call them as tourists.

Sounds like some of you think that's exactly what they did!!!!

1 hour ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Sounds like some of you think that's exactly what they did!!!!

 

If they were taken to the hospital then the hospital would have checked their ID cards as normal and found that they were from a different province.

I wonder if the rescue team members were offended by all the 'balloon chaser' jokes, after the incident?