Russian-Swiss woman in coma after pulled from surf at Patong Beach

By The Phuket News

 

Capt Ittikorn Pacharadej and fellow Phuket Tourist Police officers at Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday (Nov 6). Photo: Phuket Tourist Police

 

PHUKET: A Russian-Swiss dual national remains comatose in care at Vachira Phuket Hospital after she was pulled from the water unconscious at Patong Beach early yesterday morning (Nov 6).

 

Snr Sgt Maj Rattanapong Rosthip of the Phuket Tourist Police this morning identified the woman as Natalia Startseva Bahni, 49.

 

Capt Ittikorn confirmed that Ms Bahni holds a Swiss passport and a Russian passport. “She arrived in Phuket at Phuket International Airport on August 19, and was was staying at Patong Tower Condominium,” he said.

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Patong Surf Life Saving Chief Somprasong Sangchart told The Phuket News, “It was lucky that the tourist found her and pulled her out of the water.

Indeed, and what was your lifeguards doing at the time?

Amazing how many people here are still alive when pulled from the water yet die shortly afterwards. In other countries they seem to be much better equipped to do whatever necessary to produce a speedy recovery.

1 hour ago, phantomfiddler said:

Amazing how many people here are still alive when pulled from the water yet die shortly afterwards. In other countries they seem to be much better equipped to do whatever necessary to produce a speedy recovery.

"Amazing how many people here are still alive when pulled from the water yet die shortly afterwards".

 

That has happened previously and involved so many people that it is "amazing"?    When was the last incident of that type?

 

By the way, this lady hasn't died.

So if they had so called "lifeguards" on patrol, why in hell's name was it a tourist who found her?

12 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

Amazing how many people here are still alive when pulled from the water yet die shortly afterwards. In other countries they seem to be much better equipped to do whatever necessary to produce a speedy recovery.

 

likely lifeguards in other countries are more alert and notice troubled swimmers sooner and resuscitate sooner thus higher % survive

That's what you get when you use rice farmers as lifeguards.

its cooling down now so maybe a bit chilli for them to enter the water.its a pathetic effort at trying to keep the beaches safe.

 

3 hours ago, PhilAtUbon said:

So if they had so called "lifeguards" on patrol, why in hell's name was it a tourist who found her?

Some times a third party is closer to an incident, was she in the patrolled area? How many "trained" lifeguards are on duty?

15 minutes ago, happy chappie said:

That's what you get when you use rice farmers as lifeguards.

its cooling down now so maybe a bit chilli for them to enter the water.its a pathetic effort at trying to keep the beaches safe.

 

So what is the best chosen profession for trained lifeguards?? Brain surgeons? aircraft mechanics?

 

Thailand has trained life guards???

Geezer

4 hours ago, atyclb said:

likely lifeguards in other countries are more alert and notice troubled swimmers sooner

But here, they're are busy ogling big-breasted women or their phones...

2 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

So what is the best chosen profession for trained lifeguards?? Brain surgeons? aircraft mechanics?

 

I wouldnt really know but it seems like they need to look at their recruiting tactics as the current way doesn't seem to be working.

at the moment all they seem to be is body recovery from the reports I read on here.

would you trust you life in their hands because I know I wouldn't.

All you life guard flamers, did you read the article? She was pulled from the water at 06.45 am.

3 hours ago, Vacuum said:

But here, they're are busy ogling big-breasted women or their phones...

 

used to live in hawaii where the lifeguards were excellent. forward thinking also. at surf breaks requiring a long distance paddle they'd come around on jet skis to see if anyone was too exhausted and needed a quick tow to shore.

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

All you life guard flamers, did you read the article? She was pulled from the water at 06.45 am.

So what. They were there.

 

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Mr Gebreegziabher said that he saw Ms Bahni floating face down in the water at around 6:45am. He brought her ashore and called lifeguards for help

 

29 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

So what. They were there.

 

 

He called them, doesn't mean they were there on duty.

 

No lifeguards at the beaches at night.

6 minutes ago, stevenl said:

No lifeguards at the beaches at night.

6:45 AM! Do you call that night?

52 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

6:45 AM! Do you call that night?

Found floating at the surface at 06.45, so very, very likely she entered when it was dark. What time do you expect life guards to start their duty?

 

You can deflect whatever you like, my point, to which you objected, was that criticism of life guards for a 06.15 am or thereby drowning of anyone can hardly be called they failed to do their duty.