Mother and daughter nearly drown at Khon Kaen Airport: "misunderstanding" after plastic cones blew away

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Authorities at Khon Kaen International Airport were scurrying to explain after a mother and her daughter nearly drowned when they went to pick up a relative.

 

This followed a post on a Facebook page called "Prajan Lai Kratai".

 

Some lightweight plastic cones had been put in place on a road leading to a car park not yet in service. 

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

But a heavy rainstorm had blown the cones away and the woman thought she could proceed.

 

Her car was almost completely submerged in the deluge and they had to be rescued from potentially drowning. 

 

Thai Rath reporters went to the airport and found heavier obstacles now in place to prevent a repeat of the near tragedy. 

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Security guards said the incident happened on the 9th of July.

 

This was confirmed in an airport Facebook post that reported the mother misunderstood that the car park was in use because the cones had blown away in "unusually heavy rain and water runoff to a low lying area". 

 

They said that quick action by their staff saved the day. 

 

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[Gottfrid]

So, no cones must mean close your eyes and drive, then. ????

[worgeordie]

No cones ...but she must have thought she was driving an amphibious car.

the thought process here is a mystery. 

regards Worgeordie

[kotsak]

How deep did she think she could go before realizing that something was wrong?

 

 

[Reposed]

In other news, Khon Kaen International Airport Director Imalotta Hooey, stated when eventually opened, the new car park's lower parking level fee will include a free car wash.

[ezzra]

You'll have to be a real berk to drive into flooded area and only by the grace of god a disaster was avoided..

[KhunBENQ]

What I know as the new car park is opened since a while. Used it on July 4th. So some mystery behind this news for me.

Is there another one?

The one in the picture HAS been opened.

And the signage among the still not completed work is not a masterpiece.

Edited July 14, 2022 by KhunBENQ

[Reposed]

32 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

What I know as the new car park is opened since a while. Used it on July 4th. So some mystery behind this news for me.

Is there another one?

The one in the picture HAS been opened.

And the signage among the still not completed work is not a masterpiece.

It will be closed every rainy season as the lower level floods.

[CelticBhoy]

A new way to dip your headlights  . . . ????

[nahkit]

Anyone else think there might be a design flaw in their new car park?

[internationalism]

this car is not "completely" submerged. Water level is up to half of car, below door handle.

It was drivers full fault, no matter if there were any cons or not.

Possibly she drove in with such speed, that car became waterborn 

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

hey said that quick action by their staff saved the day. 

But too late for the car... 

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, nahkit said:

Anyone else think there might be a design flaw in their new car park?

Yeah, one flaw too low....????

[ThailandRyan]

22 hours ago, Reposed said:

In other news, Khon Kaen International Airport Director Imalotta Hooey, stated when eventually opened, the new car park's lower parking level fee will include a free car wash.

A drive thru car wash...