Office worker falls in the canal in the flood - there was no barrier to prevent it

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A female office worker went on Facebook to tell how she fell in a canal in the floods on Friday evening.

 

The canal was not protected by a barrier and the level of the water was so high that what would normally have been clearly visible was anything but.

 

Pai Sriprapai said that her husband usually picks her up from her office in Viphavedee Rangsit Road.

 

But he was stuck in heavy traffic after the heavy rains so she decided to walk out to meet him. As she was making a phone call she lost her footing and found herself out of her depth in the murky klong.

 

She lost her belongings and phone as she struggled to find a ledge. She could not swim.

 

Fortunately she managed to grab onto the side of the klong before a Good Samaritan came to her aid.

 

A student nearby nearly suffered a similar fate but was helped by a policeman, she said.

 

She counted herself lucky that it was only her possessions that she lost, reported Sanook.

 

The hospital told her to monitor her condition as she had swallowed some filthy water.

 

Netizens called on the Jatujak district office to erect a proper barrier at the spot to prevent such accidents in the future.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-04-30

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

As she was making a phone call she lost her footing

 

There we have it... Not concentrating on the simple act of walking !!

Got to blame someone, even if you are an accident waiting to happen :)

There you have it, she was that busy yakking on her phone, she was not concentrating on where she was going and during a flood.

Well you cannot fix stupidity.

4 minutes ago, colinneil said:

There you have it, she was that busy yakking on her phone, she was not concentrating on where she was going and during a flood.

Well you cannot fix stupidity.

 

Are you just copying my posts now !!

Lazy ass... 

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

There you have it, she was that busy yakking on her phone, she was not concentrating on where she was going and during a flood.

Well you cannot fix stupidity.

Notwithstanding this, there was no real barrier.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

As she was making a phone call she lost her footing and found herself out of her depth in the murky klong.

I guess the sight was still good, but when one uses mobilephine while walking they usually not see whats in front of them.

2 hours ago, mommysboy said:

Notwithstanding this, there was no real barrier.

Ok! Then it was a fake one. Oh, dear! Why do they have to copy everything.

I hate idiots glued to their smartphone screens pretending there is nothing ahead during walking. Hope this is a good lesson for them.

Some troll posts have been removed. 

On 4/30/2018 at 10:14 AM, colinneil said:

There you have it, she was that busy yakking on her phone, she was not concentrating on where she was going and during a flood.

Well you cannot fix stupidity.

" the level of the water was so high that what would normally have been clearly visible was anything but. "

 

Did you actually bother to read the article?

On 4/30/2018 at 3:18 PM, shady86 said:

I hate idiots glued to their smartphone screens pretending there is nothing ahead during walking. Hope this is a good lesson for them.

It's called peripheral vision, most of the younger generation who can operate smartphones deftly seem to have mastered it. If you check the other photos at the bottom of the attached article, this stretch of path was a deathtrap that anyone was liable to get caught out by, even if just struggling with an umbrella. 

She would have to walk up on the curb to fall. Sure there should be some other barrier also, but this is Thailand!

She needs a no win no fee lawyer about 30 years and a lot more luck than she has had.