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"We'll give family one million baht" for death of Canadian tourist says owner

 

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"We'll give family one million baht" for death of Canadian tourist says owner

 

Thai media reported that an investigation was underway at Flight of the Gibbon in Mae Orn district of Chiang Mai. 

 

The zipline facility has been ordered shut down following the death of a 25 year old Canadian tourist on Saturday. 

 

Spencer Charl (name transliterated from Thai) plummeted to his death when wires and a harness gave way. 

 

Forensics teams led by Pol Lt-Col Thanandorn Withayawuthikun were on the scene on Sunday examining wires, a harness and pulleys. 

 

Kriangkrai Sihaamphai said on behalf of the adventure facility that they complied with all inspections. The latest one that they passed was in March. 

 

He believed a pulley had become detached. 

 

He said there was insurance in place so that one million baht would go to the victim's family. 

 

Arkhom Sommana of Huay Kaew sub-district ordered the facility shut.

 

Thai PBS reported that Flight of the Gibbon was under investigation for forest encroachment and an accident involving a tourist in 2016. The encroachment issue was still going through the courts. 

 

Relatives of the victim had arrived in Chiang Mai.

 

Daily News pulled no punches in saying that it was a case of acting after the event.

 

The line had a weight limit of 125 kilograms. The weight of the tourist was part of the investigation, they said.

 

Source: Thai PBS

 

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36 minutes ago, webfact said:

We'll give family one million baht"

IF they sign papers promising end of story. Then, business as usual.

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30 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

Along with..................................

image.png.72e18a7c9d74bbe5a99b93330db4e7bc.png<deleted> sad the price of a life over here !

No, the limit of cover of an insurance policy, nothing to do with "the price of a life in Thailand"...Jesus...

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$41,928.50 Canadian. Wow. About a year's wages (more or less) for the deceased. He had 40 more work years ahead of him. I believe Canadian courts would award 40 years wages to his estate.

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15 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

 

So who is giving the family the money ? 

If it is the insurance company, the zipline owner is giving the family <deleted> all.

If convicted of negligence, the company should compensate the family a hell of a lot more than the insurance limit. 

Effectively, the owner is providing the money!  That's why owners of businesses have insurance, they pay premiums so that affected customers get compensation. 

 

If the company is convicted of negligence, and there is a claim from his family, the court will decide on the appropriate level of compensation.

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54 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Going off at a slight tangent, does this mean that financial compensation (in Thailand and other countries) should be on a sliding scale depending on the nationality of the injured/deceased?

 

If something like that ever happened, I suppose it would evolve into demands for checking the customer's passport and whether they were allowed to participate or be barred.

Perhaps an insurance waiver would be requested to be signed. Potentially a whole can of worms.

No need to complicate, just as long as everyone is aware that public liability insurance is woefully inadequate in Thailand.

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A little over 30k USD for blood money.  In the US the civil courts would award a couple of million USD and multiples more for punitive damages. 

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He was 125 KG I read so bit risky I would say to do this kind of things. Wonder was there a max weight limit / size included in the instructions when people buy a ticket?  

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9 minutes ago, connda said:

A little over 30k USD for blood money.  In the US the civil courts would award a couple of million USD and multiples more for punitive damages. 

I don't think the US has much jurisdiction over a business in Chiang Mai. Unless Trump has been holding out on everyone?

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