rooster59 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Drama as Canadian woman with Alzheimer's falls down air-con shaft at Silom hotel Image: Daily News A 76 year old Canadian woman missing since Thursday spent 12 hours trapped in an air conditioning shaft at a Silom, Bangkok, hotel before she was finally found and rescued. Siona Aloni, 76, who suffers from Alzheimer's went missing from her room at the hotel on Thursday night after checking in with her husband Jacob Aloni, 81. Bang Rak police and foundation medics examined CCTV and found that the old lady had fallen three meters down an air-con shaft under repair in a darkened area of the hotel. Daily News reported that initially a rope was lowered to haul her up but soon it was realized that a wall had to be knocked down to allow her to breathe and effect her release. Following a three hour emergency operation she was extricated and taken to Chulalongkorn Hospital. Part of this was shown on a video. Daily News described the hotel as a luxury one on Silom without naming the establishment. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-03-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khwaibah Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, rooster59 said: described the hotel as a luxury one Edited March 30, 2019 by khwaibah 1 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 photo caption: "In USA, hotel have to pay one million dollars. HAHAHA!" "What? That's impossible! Old lady worth 2000 baht." "She is getting the shaft. HAHAHA." 4 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 These bargain bucket budget hotels are all the same only interested in the $ clients safety is a very trivial concern 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Monkeyrobot Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 It’s wonder she is still alive 3m fall and trapped for 12 hours, poor lady. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark mark Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Jim walker said: These bargain bucket budget hotels are all the same only interested in the $ clients safety is a very trivial concern That is why they are Bargain, Bucket Hotels. ... Pay less, and look after your self .... There is some sense in it if they, really ARE Cheap ? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark mark Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, Mark mark said: That is why they are Bargain, Bucket Hotels. ... Pay less, and look after your self .... There is some sense in it if they, really ARE Cheap ? ... Yes bottom Line, ... very VERY sorry for the Poor Lady. !!! .... Still, there have been old ladies fall off small ladders, in their own Home, like just getting up to that top shelf, .... and breaking their legs ... and not get found for some days !!! .... Still down an Air conditioning duct, would probably be a LOT WORSE. .... And in BKK heat ? .... I wonder if the AC was on !!! ... She might have died if not I would reckon ! ? ... A Bit like Old Aged "Hangover III" ... right !!! ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Hotel with a "bargain basement"? - poor lady was on her way to it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigz Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 All the best for the lady. I hope that she'll recover. Quite an adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soistalker Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I cant tell you the number of times I've fallen down an air con shaft. Haha. Good times. Good times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soalbundy Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 33 minutes ago, Monkeyrobot said: It’s wonder she is still alive 3m fall and trapped for 12 hours, poor lady. hope she'll forget all about it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashirelad Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Quote air-con shaft under repair in a darkened area of the hotel Should have been well lit and/or well secured. "This Thailand, you take care yourself"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 8 hours ago, rooster59 said: found that the old lady had fallen three meters down an air-con shaft under repair in a darkened area of the hotel. Speaks volumes !!! Compensation from the hotel hahahahahaha T.I.T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jak2002003 Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 Maybe not a good idea to go on holiday to Thailand when you have Alzheimer's and you are so old.... and the person looking after you is 81? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, soistalker said: I cant tell you the number of times I've fallen down an air con shaft. Haha. Good times. Good times. are you suggesting communality between alzheimer's and alcoholic blackouts? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, jak2002003 said: Maybe not a good idea to go on holiday to Thailand when you have Alzheimer's and you are so old.... and the person looking after you is 81? Entirely agree. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raccos21 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Common! jezzz!!if she in medical condition family members should give her a waterproof tracking device so the husband or family member can track her. Poor Canadian!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctkong Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, raccos21 said: Common! jezzz!!if she in medical condition family members should give her a waterproof tracking device so the husband or family member can track her. Poor Canadian!! Only works if the wearer do not take it off..my mother who has Alzheimer’s would not wear a wrist type. Kept taking it off..maybe a better option is to get one of those ‘under the skin’ micro tracker powered by body chemistry. Then nothing to take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Alzheimers is a terrible affliction but not as a bad as Parkinson's. I'd rather forget to pay for my beer rather than knocking it over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Nothing new here. Old Farang comes to Thailand and gets "shafted." Seriously, why did it take 3 hours to extricate her? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 50 minutes ago, raccos21 said: Common! jezzz!!if she in medical condition family members should give her a waterproof tracking device so the husband or family member can track her. Poor Canadian!! Also an effective birth control device for wayward Thai gf. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post joecoolfrog Posted March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2019 I hope the hotel gets sued to buggery , the only way that Thailand will learn is if it costs them not to. It doesn't matter if the lady had issues , there should not have been a bloody great hole to fall in to. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 776 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Like moths to a flame...,...all the T’s come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Traveling at 76 & 81 can be hazardous to your health. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaeng Mak Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Did Bradley Cooper find her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifbel Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, Khaeng Mak said: Did Bradley Cooper find her? No but Mr Chow was seen fleeing the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 On 3/30/2019 at 10:02 AM, rooster59 said: Daily News described the hotel as a luxury one on Silom without naming the establishment. In exchange for an exaggerated 12 month advertising contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 So what next ? The poor old couple does not have accident insurance as all companies back home refused due to their age, the hospital took away their passports and they are not allowed to leave the clinic until the over-inflated-special-farang bill has been paid ? ? ? ? or..... let's dream a little and the hotel pays all medical expenses in a decent hospital, including the extra fare charges for the change of the plane ticket dates and does not charge their "holiday" sojourn in the hotel ? How about that ? .. What does the TAT say ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Alzheimer's test should be given to hubby. People like his wife should be in care homes. Not traveling across the globe. It's posible they travel with Canadian passports but are resident of a country like Israel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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