Ukrainian man rescued 5km off Phuket’s coast

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Ukrainian man rescued 5km off Phuket’s coast

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers attend to Ukrainian national Josie Marh, 27, after he was rescued five kilometres offshore from Bang Tao Beach. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 27-year-old Ukrainian man is safe after being recovered five kilometres off Bang Tao Beach by fishermen yesterday evening (April 18).

 

Capt Winai Wutthiban of the Cheng Talay Police was called to the beach at 6:30pm.

 

By the time police arrived, however, Cherng Talay Municipality rescue workers were already providing first aid to the man, named as “Josie” Marh.

 

Full story:  https://www.thephuketnews.com/ukrainian-man-rescued-5km-off-phuket-coast-66823.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-04-19

[LivinginKata]

Lucky man to be seen  ..

[arithai12]

That in the picture is a woman, I should say.

[Classic Ray]

6 hours ago, arithai12 said:

That in the picture is a woman, I should say.

If the reporter cannot even get that detail right in spite of the photo, can we trust any other part of the story?

[Old Croc]

The Phuket News link seems to have been removed so I guess it is a non story.

[Tarteso]

Kms or miles?

 

whatever, lucky man!

Edited April 20, 2018 by Tarteso

[sammieuk1]

Amazingly not eaten by a rock.

[Bangkokazy]

This time of year is the dangerous underwater stream west of Phuket

There are underwater currents that pull it out to the open sea

 

The safest place to swim is the swimming pool

Edited April 20, 2018 by Bangkokazy

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, Bangkokazy said:

This time of year is the dangerous underwater stream west of Phuket

There are underwater currents that pull it out to the open sea

 

The safest place to swim is the swimming pool

No, not yet.

[Bangkokazy]

26 minutes ago, stevenl said:

No, not yet.

He hid his stupidity behind a wall of knowledge.

[zaZa9]

No current at all  at present.

I swim there or the  next beach  , and well out ,  every day.

 

"There are underwater currents that pull it out to the open sea"

 

Oh , okay...

[NamKangMan]

13 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

If the reporter cannot even get that detail right in spite of the photo, can we trust any other part of the story?

 

"can we trust any other part of the story" - no.  Yet, if you read between the lines, due to poor journalism here, you are branded a conspiracy theorist, or a Thai Basher.  

[Bangkokazy]

All hotels on the west side told their guests not to swim in the ocean, because the sewer goes out there
It's where 1990 years

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, Bangkokazy said:

All hotels on the west side told their guests not to swim in the ocean, because the sewer goes out there
It's where 1990 years

But with your strong currents this time of year Im sure that is pulled to open sea.