Foreign man rescued after drifting out to sea

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS: Newshawk

 

A European man has been rescued after he was floating off Patong Beach for almost two hours over the weekend.

 

Kusoldharm Rescue were notified about the incident at 8.35pm on Saturday night.

 

Divers from Kusoldarm Foundation searched for the man for two hours while Patong lifeguards were on standby on the beach.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/foreign-man-rescued-after-drifting-out-to-sea

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-09-24

 

hunh ?

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

Divers from Kusoldarm Foundation searched for the man for two hours while Patong lifeguards were on standby on the beach.

 Good they found a job for those lifeguards. Bravo!

American tourist rescued from sea at Patong Beach

By The Phuket News

 

The American tourist is brought back to shore by lifeguards and volunteers. Photo: Patong Development Foundation

 

PHUKET: An American tourist who was reported missing after entering the sea at Patong Beach on Saturday night was found safe two hours later.

 

Witnesses notified the Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation Centre at about 8pm on Saturday (Sept 22) that a man had entered the sea in front of the Royal Palm Patong Hotel and then disappeared.

 

Patong lifeguards, members of the Patong Baywatch group, long-tail boat and jet-ski owners, volunteers from the Patong Development Foundation and police joined together to search for the man who was eventually found floating in the sea at 10:30pm.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/american-tourist-rescued-from-sea-at-patong-beach-68736.php#GvDsfKKWIWBHwhtt.99 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-9-24

Sounds like he was bloody lucky to be found and alive.

 

Who is going to swim in the dark? Did he wanted to commit suicide?

2 hours ago, CLW said:

Who is going to swim in the dark? Did he wanted to commit suicide?

According to the above links - drunk and naked.  Not info as to his state of mind

8 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

 Good they found a job for those lifeguards. Bravo!

I thought that Phuket still didn't have official lifeguards, they can't find a budget for it. So why would they get their feet wet for an intoxicated naked farang man?

Those lifegaurds deserve a big tip from the man whose life they saved, well done boys.

 

Are these people presented with a bill for a protracted rescue operation like this?