webfact Posted June 3, 2022 Posted June 3, 2022 By Goong Nang(GN) Kata, Phuket - A Russian woman has broken her leg after she was hit by a large log which was washed up by waves at Kata Beach. Emergency responders were notified of the incident from the head of Kata lifeguards Mr. Winai Tanboon at 11:30 A.M. Thursday (June 2nd) at Kata Beach in the Karon sub-district, Mueang Phuket district. They arrived at the scene to find the Russian woman, whose name was withheld at her request, lying on the beach in severe pain. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/06/04/russian-woman-breaks-her-leg-after-being-hit-by-a-large-log-while-swimming-at-kata-beach/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-06-04 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more! 2
Popular Post rwill Posted June 3, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 3, 2022 When I first glanced the newsletter title I thought it said she was hit by a large dog... 2 1 2 4
Popular Post mrfill Posted June 3, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 3, 2022 Raw sewage should not be pumped into the sea. 4 4
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted June 3, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 3, 2022 What was her name , Mrs Magoo ? As of this weekend, the Russian woman is reportedly recovering from her injuries. Though now suffering from shock due to the hospital bill ! 3 2 5
giddyup Posted June 3, 2022 Posted June 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, rwill said: When I first glanced the newsletter title I thought it said she was hit by a large dog... Likewise. 1
timkeen08 Posted June 3, 2022 Posted June 3, 2022 Things like this are a Guarantee to bring the trillions of foreign tourist numbers back that they predict, and change hourly, for the rest of this year. 4 1
BritManToo Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 Wouldn't think that was possible. Healthy people do not break bones from swimming into a log. 1 1 2
KhunLA Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) That's some rough surf, and she must have been 'standing' in it ... ouch. Edited June 4, 2022 by KhunLA 2
RandiRona Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 Thailand is not kind to Russian women and Indian men!! 1 1
Excel Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 1 minute ago, RandiRona said: Thailand is not kind to Russian women and Indian men!! Thailand is not so friendly for the Burmese either 1
RandiRona Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, Excel said: Thailand is not so friendly for the Burmese either Burmese has a part to play 1
actonion Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 A few Russian women having some bad luck in Thailand recently 1 1
Thingamabob Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 This story doesn't seem right. I wonder what really happened. 1
The Hammer2021 Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 6 hours ago, timkeen08 said: Things like this are a Guarantee to bring the trillions of foreign tourist numbers back that they predict, and change hourly, for the rest of this year. And your point is? And where do you get 'trillions' from? 2
Popular Post transam Posted June 4, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 4, 2022 5 hours ago, BritManToo said: Wouldn't think that was possible. Healthy people do not break bones from swimming into a log. If a floating log can sink a small boat, what do you think it could do to a ladies lag....? ???? 3
BritManToo Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, transam said: If a floating log can sink a small boat, what do you think it could do to a ladies lag....? ???? I suspect the boats move a bit faster than Russian ladies in the water. Edited June 4, 2022 by BritManToo
Popular Post Mac Mickmanus Posted June 4, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 4, 2022 Easily done . A person standing knee deep in water and a log comes in with a wave at 30 MPH and hits her leg which causes a break 5
Tropposurfer Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 If she was standing and ducking in the waters edge waves (she probably like many Europeans has no ability to actually swim through waves with safety and was playing in the first few feet of the waters edge where she can keep her footing) and the log rolled in the surf it sure could break her leg/s and or kill anyone it hit. That tree limb/trunk could weight many tonnes if waterlogged, and it looks to me to have been in the water quite some time so it probably was water logged and weighing many times its natural dry weight. The amount of water logged large trees just under the surface of the water is prolific in Phuket during monsoon season. I surf during this time at a few spots around the island and I can attest to the dangers of water logged - huge tree pieces ... in the water - everywhere. 1 1
timkeen08 Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 6 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: And your point is? And where do you get 'trillions' from? I make it up just as they do. Don't recognize rhetoric at all do you.
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted June 4, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, timkeen08 said: I make it up just as they do. Don't recognize rhetoric at all do you. They are a public body who have a role and purpose. They make announcements based on projections but you, without being rude, are not of any relevance to the Thai tourist industry. Why is it your concern? I have noticed some people seem obsessed with TAT pronouncements rather than just ignore them Why would an accident be used to attract tourists, any amount? Would potential tourists even hear about this log related event? You ask me if I understand rhetoric. As far as I know rhetoric is used in discourse, discussion or argument but who are you arguing with? Only yourself. Talking about 'trillions' of tourists- Sorry I just don't get it. 3
beechbum Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 Easily done, see plenty of very large logs, semi-submerged roll in on the swell, actually surprised it doesn't happen more often here at this time of year to those not used to the beach and waves.
Sparktrader Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 14 hours ago, BritManToo said: Wouldn't think that was possible. Healthy people do not break bones from swimming into a log. Rubbish
Adumbration Posted June 4, 2022 Posted June 4, 2022 14 hours ago, BritManToo said: Wouldn't think that was possible. Healthy people do not break bones from swimming into a log. Entirely possible. Waterlogged timber like that floats just below the surface. No doubt she was making her way out through the waves and the log washed into her leg with force. I am a surfer and have been surfing all over Thailand both west and east coasts for decades. I have nearly been killed on at least three occassions when out in big storm swells on the west coast....duck diving and narrowly missing logs in the oncoming wave. It gets worse the further north you go in wet season. I have surfed secret spots around and offshore from Ranong in May-July. Almost like Russian Roulette...huge amounts of drift wood. But by far the most lethal flotsam is the big lights from the squid boats. They have a glass bulb the size of an american football and a big steel bayonette screw cap. When they come ashore they settle in the sand with the steel cap at the bottom. The top of the bulb then shatters when it is hit by other debris and you have a lethal razor sharp flower of death sitting just below the surface.
Popular Post transam Posted June 5, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 5, 2022 14 hours ago, BritManToo said: I suspect the boats move a bit faster than Russian ladies in the water. So can logs, but I think you are out of your "depth" on this subject.... ........................????.........................???? 1 2
unblocktheplanet Posted June 5, 2022 Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 7:30 AM, BritManToo said: Wouldn't think that was possible. Healthy people do not break bones from swimming into a log. Rainy season brings in big rolling waves. My guess is the log rolled into her. Speedy recovery, not a great holiday. We'll be back soon to seeing young tourists in casts & bandages. 2
transam Posted June 5, 2022 Posted June 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said: Rainy season brings in big rolling waves. My guess is the log rolled into her. Speedy recovery, not a great holiday. We'll be back soon to seeing young tourists in casts & bandages. I recall in my, boat cruising along heading out to mid English Channel when my boat took off with a crash, I did not see a wooden pallet floating unseen by me, very lucky our boats have steel bands on the keel in case of events like this and beaching on pebble, could have been a different story ...????
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted June 5, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 5, 2022 21 hours ago, Thingamabob said: This story doesn't seem right. I wonder what really happened. The surf carried a heavy log into a Russian lady in the sea, it hit her and broke her leg..... not that difficult to grasp is it ? 4
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