Two rescued from strong surf, foreign woman pulled out to sea by rip

By The Phuket News

 

Tourists look on after a swimmer exhausted and struggling in the strong surf at Surin Beach was brought ashore by volunteers on Sunday (June 30).Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Two people were rescued from rips and strong waves at Phuket west coast beaches over the weekend, local officials confirmed today (July 2).

 

Both rescues, one at Karon Beach and the other further north at Surin Beach, happened at about 3:30pm on Sunday (June 30).

 

Rachen Phuntarakit, Chief Administrative Officer (Palad) at Karon Municipality, which is responsible for both Kata Beach and Karon Beach, told The Phuket News that a foreign woman was caught in a rip at Karon Beach and dragged out to sea at 3:30pm.

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The reason for this incident is that she went swimming in the water where red [no-swimming] flags were posted to mark there were strong waves,

Why does people not heed the warnings?

If the lady was Chinese, she possibly thought the "red flag" was a Chinese one and that the beach area was reserved for Chinese tourists - they are always "following the flag"!

Just back from Surin Beach this morning. The seas are very rough! No one should be swimming.

Damn in Oz we call that a flat day at the beach ..... lol 

2 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

Damn in Oz we call that a flat day at the beach ..... lol 

 

yup and the wind is completely wrong

17 hours ago, Vacuum said:

Why does people not heed the warnings?

I don't see any red flags along that stretch of beach in the picture.