Tourist killed after cliff fall - she bent down to get a fallen bottle and heavy backpack toppled her over

[connda]

That is just so sad.  

[Tchooptip]

It is not likely to happen to me, I have vertigo and do not approach less than two meters of any height that has no barrier, one meter is very difficult ????

[Aussieroaming]

RIP girl, condolences to family

[CLW]

RIP. Probably an existing emergency rescue system with full-time professionals and helicopter airlift would have save her life. But not in a country like Thailand, unfortunately...

[champers]

So so sad. I hope some signage or a barrier can be installed so there is no repeat.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, billd766 said:

How about she was carrying clean clothes, spare shoes/flipflops,  towel, water, perhaps food, chargers etc. in hindsight she would have been better off with the backpack beside her but that is what hindsight is all about.

Staying a bit further away from the edge would have been a better move.

The backpack wasn't the problem, it was the long drop!

[BritManToo]

18 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Staying a bit further away from the edge would have been a better move.

The backpack wasn't the problem, it was the long drop!

Lots of trails give you no options, you walk where they take you.

 

[Yinn]

19 hours ago, mike787 said:

I agree but this is TVF, mercy does not exist here...sadly.  This is nothing new, people are worse than hell here.

Why? Thaivisavirus? 

 

I get thaivisavirus same now. 

Join 9 month ago, want help people, share good information. Then some member attack me. Now waste my time argue these people lie, thaibash etc.

You guys foreigner, you should help together . Not fight together. Not be rude about thai person die this accident.

Nasty. Are you human?

other forum I read is not like this. 

 

i bad feeling this woman, she try to remove rubbish, many people not care.

Painful death.

 

RIP Chutima 

Age 33

[Yinn]

9 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

AussieBob,

 

your points were well taken up until you come with an off the wall statement about far more many western white Males do stupid stuff than Asian males do....what a bizarre statement w/o evidence or support 

 

any supporting facts like eating Exotic wildlife or 80% of Road fatalities in thailand are males on motorcycles...

 

your story lost all credibility to end with such an off the wall unsupported opinion...

 

to end with a completely new statement that had absolutely nothing to do with your story....an axe to grind?

I understand Aussiebob try say that..

 

Some white males really try to be idiot. eg graffiti and vandalism the public place. 

Also some YouTube show some white males be the annoying idiot for NO reason. And is popular, they think they funny. Is stupid.  

 

We have no graffiti in Ranong. Nobody stupid/annoying the public. 

 

Some Asian male is stupid, but not deliberately stupid/ annoying. Is different. 

 

Generally speaking IMO. 

This girl not deliberately stupid, is unlucky/sad happen.

[tomauasia]

Just a moment of not thinking can end in tragedy anywhere. RIP 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Lots of trails give you no options, you walk where they take you.

 

I choose where I I walk, the edge of a  100 metre drop is not one of them...

[mike787]

3 hours ago, Yinn said:

I understand Aussiebob try say that..

 

Some white males really try to be idiot. eg graffiti and vandalism the public place. 

Also some YouTube show some white males be the annoying idiot for NO reason. And is popular, they think they funny. Is stupid.  

 

We have no graffiti in Ranong. Nobody stupid/annoying the public. 

 

Some Asian male is stupid, but not deliberately stupid/ annoying. Is different. 

 

Generally speaking IMO. 

This girl not deliberately stupid, is unlucky/sad happen.

TVF is for gladiators....there is NO forgiveness here, only narrative abuse...

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I choose where I I walk, the edge of a  100 metre drop is not one of them...

So you've been walking a loop in the mountains for 15Km, it's late afternoon, and the end of the trail is along a cliff edge.

Camp for the night then walk back next day?

What are you going to do?

[Isaanbiker]

RIP. 

[metisdead]

Some off topic posts and replies have been removed. 

[hotchilli]

13 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

So you've been walking a loop in the mountains for 15Km, it's late afternoon, and the end of the trail is along a cliff edge.

Camp for the night then walk back next day?

What are you going to do?

I Give up.... you're too smart!

[ravip]

OMG! This is tragic. Yes, a very heavy backpack definitely makes you off balance while upright... but when you bend down, I cant imagine...

RIP young lass...twas too early to go. condolences to the family, friends and the dear ones.

[Daffy D]

When I was younger and more active I was told that if you have a pack on your back do not bend forward to pick something up, keep your back straight and use your knees.

 

I have followed that rule never had a problem with balance. 

 

Now at my age the knees won't take it anymore  but am still careful when picking things up off the floor 

[UbonThani]

Done lots of day hikes. Always take a light backpack. 2 bottles of water. As you walk the bottles get lighter. Unless you are camping out no need for lots of stuff. Near skinny paths extra care. Hiking 101. Really just common sense.

 

 

[UbonThani]

34 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

So you've been walking a loop in the mountains for 15Km, it's late afternoon, and the end of the trail is along a cliff edge.

Camp for the night then walk back next day?

What are you going to do?

Walk slowly with care.  You can always carry a pack by hand if balance is an issue.

[Happy Grumpy]

12 minutes ago, ravip said:

a very heavy backpack

It was 10kg.

[Happy Grumpy]

It's a tough crowd, I won't ask if the water bottle made it.

[UbonThani]

2 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said:

It was 10kg.

Heavy for a 45kg girl. Quarter of her weight. 10kgs is light for some 100kg dude.

[Happy Grumpy]

1 minute ago, UbonThani said:

a 45kg girl.

Where does it list her weight?

 

Thanks. 

[UbonThani]

5 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Where does it list her weight?

 

Thanks. 

Never been to Thailand? The average Thai woman is 150cm amd 45kgs.

[Just Weird]

On 3/10/2020 at 12:41 PM, billd766 said:

How about she was carrying clean clothes, spare shoes/flipflops,  towel, water, perhaps food, chargers etc. in hindsight she would have been better off with the backpack beside her but that is what hindsight is all about.

"How about she was carrying clean clothes, spare shoes/flipflops, water, perhaps food, chargers..."

But why would she need to be carrying all that?  A bottle of water doesn't weigh that much.  Maybe it was that immensely heavy charger that did it.

[UbonThani]

Why carry a change of clothes? Where is she getting changed? Maybe she had a heavy camera or something.

[CNXexpat]

On 3/10/2020 at 1:18 PM, sanuk711 said:

I was wondering when this poor girls death would be attributed to the whole Thai race........& you didn't let us down micky55......

 

*** Looking at the Darwin awards for the last few (10) years (awards given to people who die through their own stupidity) it seems so well represented by Europeans & Americans.

If I count all Americans they are shoot dead by accident, I could say that THE Americans are stupid. If I watch some Youtube videos I generally think that the human race will not survive.

[drbeach]

On 3/10/2020 at 12:41 PM, billd766 said:

How about she was carrying clean clothes, spare shoes/flipflops,  towel, water, perhaps food, chargers etc. in hindsight she would have been better off with the backpack beside her but that is what hindsight is all about.

I'm going to have to agree with the previous poster. Too little too late now I realize, given the tragic events that occurred, but as most tourists just visit such places for like half an hour and arrive by car, there's little reason to carry more than a couple of items. Everything else you can leave in the car...especially change of clothes and batteries/chargers. I too am like that...i tend to be under prepared more than over prepared (meaning I often bring too few provisions) but everything always works out.

 

Thailand has plenty of shops, you're never too far from civilization (find me a place anywhere in the country more than 50km from shops and restaurants) and there's little reason to over pack for a picnic when your traveling party probably prefers to eat at a restaurant afterwards anyway. Thailand isn't really a society or country known for spending lots of time in the great outdoors. Now if this had happened in the wide open expanses of the US desert or Australian outback, yeah, then bringing as many provisions as you can handle would make sense.

 

Anyway, as you say...hindsight. But we can all learn from such tragedies.

[ravip]

2 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

It was 10kg.

OK... a bit heavier than a feather... just to make you happy.

Comparatively, 5KG can be very heavy.