Man fleeing police checkpoint drowns in sludge pool

By The Nation

 

 

A biker, who tried to evade a police checkpoint in Songkhla province, drowned in a sludge treatment pool while trying to flee.

 

The man riding a motorcycle encountered a checkpoint on Phonpichai Road at 4am when Hat Yai Police Station personnel were about to leave. He turned around and reportedly continued to ride on the wrong side of the road.

 

The police decided to chase him down. He rode to the Provincial Waterworks Authority and jumped into a sludge treatment pool but then appeared to have a cramp, according to the police.

 

He was unable to move in the sludge. The police tried to help him by throwing him a branch but he could not reach it and eventually drowned.

 

After rescue volunteers pulled him out of the pool, the officers searched for his identification but he had nothing in his wallet and they found out that even the motorcycle was not his.

 

Police suspect that he might have taken some drugs and panicked when he saw a checkpoint.

 

His body was sent to Hat Yai Hospital for an autopsy.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386036

 

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that'll learn him????

If you Google "sludge pool" this article is the first result. As it''s probably just a made up term by this article.

There is a subtle difference between a sludge and a slurry pool, but neither are pleasant to end up in. 

Karma is a bitch.

59 minutes ago, webfact said:

The police tried to help him by throwing him a branch 

Let me guess: none of the police men can swim or nobody wanted to get his uniform wet - or both.

Throw him a branch or throw a branch at him?

1 hour ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

If you Google "sludge pool" this article is the first result. As it''s probably just a made up term by this article.

sludge pool is probably exactly what it is, either sewage treatment of water treatment , sludge pond would be a better description -- but fairly lethal what ever you want to call it.    

1 hour ago, CNXexpat said:

Let me guess: none of the police men can swim or nobody wanted to get his uniform wet - or both.

That is definitely "above and beyond".

3 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

Let me guess: none of the police men can swim or nobody wanted to get his uniform wet - or both.

I can come up with an idea why. You can probably die of just one sip of water in that pool, or if it just touch your skin.

16 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

Let me guess: none of the police men can swim or nobody wanted to get his uniform wet - or both.

Naaaah. They just assumed he had no 'tea' money so heyhoe!! ????????????????????????????????

He wont do that again.????????

3 minutes ago, Hippos said:

He wont do that again.????????

Yeah, Death seems to have that effect. ???? but then he may be reincarnated as a good buddist ????

Wasn't Spider-Man created by falling in to a sludge treatment pool?  Or was that The Toxic Avenger?   In any case, I suspect this guy is not actually dead and we will soon be seeing a grossly misshapen individual striking fear into the criminal underworld with his ability to spray raw sewage from his mouth (until now this ability was unique to Nancy Pelosi).

20 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

Let me guess: none of the police men can swim or nobody wanted to get his uniform wet - or both.

Let me guess....... YOU would be more than willing to let yourself get Ecoli, or worse, or even risk drowning yourself just to apprehend someone?

Could be a winner from Thailand

no video proof?

Sad, but there is a lesson to be learned here,,,, Let me think about it

Wonder if he'll make the official COVID 19-related mortality list?

20 hours ago, Xavnel said:

Let me guess....... YOU would be more than willing to let yourself get Ecoli, or worse, or even risk drowning yourself just to apprehend someone?

For all the bar-stool SAS / Seal trained experts mouthing off about what was /wasn't done would have handled this with ease, just a small adventure for them. 

On 4/15/2020 at 3:21 PM, CNXexpat said:

Let me guess: none of the police men can swim or nobody wanted to get his uniform wet - or both.

Maybe they prefer not to swim in <deleted>