Intoxicated man drowns after drunken swimming competition in Sattahip water drainage pipes

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

Sattahip –

An intoxicated man drowned after he decided to hold a drunken swimming competition with a friend in a series of water drainage pipes that runs under a road in the Sattahip district.

 

The Sattahip Police were notified of the incident yesterday afternoon (August 27th) in the Bang Sarae sub-district. The incident took place at the exit of a series of water drainage pipes that run under local roads.

 

Sattahip Police and The Pattaya News arrived at the scene to find the body of the victim who was identified only as Mr. Tam, aged around 30 years old. His body was taken to a local hospital to prepare for a funeral.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/28/intoxicated-man-drowns-after-drunken-swimming-competition-in-sattahip-water-drainage-pipes/

 

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[rcuthbert]

Tragic.

RIP. Condolences to Family and friends.

Edited August 29, 2021 by rcuthbert

[wprime]

People may remember him as a man who lost a swimming competition. I choose remember him as a man who won a drowning competition.

[Rimmer]

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[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

An intoxicated man drowned after he decided to hold a drunken swimming competition

Swimming drunk ? These days a quick leg over with the wife and a good snooze is all I can manage when drunk !

[Rookiescot]

10 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Swimming drunk ? These days a quick leg over with the wife and a good snooze is all I can manage when drunk !

Yeah I dont even bother with the leg over any more.

[PETERTHEEATER]

5 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

His body was taken to a local hospital to prepare for a funeral.

 

And not to an undertaker or local temple crematorium.....

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

An intoxicated man drowned after he decided to hold a drunken swimming competition with a friend in a series of water drainage pipes that runs under a road in the Sattahip district.

What could possibly go wrong.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Swimming drunk ? These days a quick leg over with the wife and a good snooze is all I can manage when drunk !

And she does all the work?

[ukrules]

Swimming in storm drains while it's raining, that's a new one on me.

[kidneyw]

52 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Swimming in storm drains while it's raining, that's a new one on me.

Maybe to be included in the next Olympics.