Elderly Woman Freezes To Death In Korat

[webfact]

Porn froze to death in the basement of her house. Photo: Amarin TV

 

by TNR Staff

 

WITH THE mercury having dipped it led to an elderly woman freezing to death in the basement of her wooden house in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province, Amarin TV said Thursday (Dec. 15).

 

Mr. Taweesak Panklang, deputy chief of Ban Rat Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor),  Soeng Sang district, was informed of a woman having died from exposure to the cold with temperature last night having dropped to 13 degrees Celsius and quickly went to investigate together with the village headman.

 

At the old wooden house built on stilts they found Mrs Porn, around 80 years old, lying dead on a bed in the basement with a yellow blanket covering her.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/12/15/elderly-woman-freezes-to-death-in-korat/

 

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[HuskerDo2]

Poor soul. Too bad no one was smart enough or caring enough to check on her with the cold temps rolling in.

[Pique Dard]

55 minutes ago, webfact said:

died from exposure to the cold with temperature last night having dropped to 13 degrees Celsius

rip! right now in hometown, it's - 13 degrees celsius! i'm serious

[steven100]

Those steps don't look too safe for an 80yr old to navigate that's for sure.

I guess she'd had enough ..... 

[Siamjim]

government old age monthly payment of 600 baht can't buy enough for heat and food, for her 800 a month still not enough. 

 

[Boomer6969]

RIP, but nobody "freezes to death" with 13 degrees Celsius. Temperature in my childhood's bedroom was sometimes lower than that.

[Foghorn]

Always after the fact, no one sees old person next door for days and checks on them ,dead , how about check on them everyday ,all the elderly,help with little things when you can 

[RichardColeman]

Woman of average Thai lady death dies, go figure

[roo860]

2 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

rip! right now in hometown, it's - 13 degrees celsius! i'm serious

That's nothing 

Edited December 15, 2022 by roo860

[roo860]

32 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

RIP, but nobody "freezes to death" with 13 degrees Celsius. Temperature in my childhood's bedroom was sometimes lower than that.

13c, that's nothing, scraping ice off the inside of the windows when I was a kid, coal fire downstairs, that was it.

[Moonlover]

33 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

RIP, but nobody "freezes to death" with 13 degrees Celsius. Temperature in my childhood's bedroom was sometimes lower than that.

Go tell her that! An old frail body losses heat quicker than a young fit one. It does not have to be  'freezing' for one to die of exposure. 

[Moonlover]

3 minutes ago, roo860 said:

13c, that's nothing, scraping ice off the inside of the windows when I was a kid, coal fire downstairs, that was it.

See my previous post.

[Antoni Uni]

Rip poor woman!

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, Boomer6969 said:

RIP, but nobody "freezes to death" with 13 degrees Celsius. Temperature in my childhood's bedroom was sometimes lower than that.

Yes, thread title, as most are, is silly.  Freezes ... NO.  But as article states, exposure could definitely have been a 'contributing' factor, or not, depending on the 'young' lady's health.

Edited December 16, 2022 by KhunLA

[BritManToo]

41 minutes ago, roo860 said:

13c, that's nothing, scraping ice off the inside of the windows when I was a kid, coal fire downstairs, that was it.

Same,

13c would be a summer morning in the UK.

Last night it was 14c in Chiang Mai, we had the windows open and the fan on all night.

Edited December 16, 2022 by BritManToo

[roo860]

11 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Same,

13c would be a summer morning in the UK.

Last night it was 14c in Chiang Mai, we had the windows open and the fan on all night.

Yep, I'm over at Changpuak 

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, roo860 said:

13c, that's nothing, scraping ice off the inside of the windows when I was a kid, coal fire downstairs, that was it.

scraping ice of the windows, that's nothing.

 

when i was a boy we lived in a shoe and used to fight with the rich kids just to smell the food off their breath.

[Mad mick]

RIP condolences to family !! Plenty of elderly will die in the west from cold or heat stroke thanks dumb as_ climate change religion & scam renewable by Governments 

Edited December 16, 2022 by Mad mick

[soalbundy]

2 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

RIP, but nobody "freezes to death" with 13 degrees Celsius. Temperature in my childhood's bedroom was sometimes lower than that.

Depends on the humidity. In Bavaria I could go outside comfortably wearing a jacket at minus 15 C, in Surin I'm freezing wearing an overcoat at plus 15 C.

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Yes, thread title, as most are, is silly.  Freezes ... NO.  But as article states, exposure could definitely have been a 'contributing' factor, or not, depending on the 'young' lady's health.

So how many times in your life have you said 'I'm starving' when you're not, or let's cut to the chase 'I'm freezing' when you're not.

 

They're colloquialisms aren't they and we all use them just as the author of this article has.

 

And as far this poor lady's demise goes, if the body's core temperate drops below 35 deg C, hyperthermia will set in and it's a killer. In the lady's circumstances, death by hyperthermia is a very, very likely. 

 

And just so you know that I know what I'm talking about. 10 years ago next month, my own mother died of exposure.

Edited December 16, 2022 by Moonlover

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

RIP, but nobody "freezes to death" with 13 degrees Celsius. Temperature in my childhood's bedroom was sometimes lower than that.

Yes they do! When you are born or live long time in a country that has an average temperature of 30, then the body acclimatize. If temperature suddenly goes down to 13, the body get a similar reaction as shock.

[steven100]

I wonder who will inherit her estate.

[PremiumLane]

2 hours ago, roo860 said:

13c, that's nothing, scraping ice off the inside of the windows when I was a kid, coal fire downstairs, that was it.

Is this a Monty Python sketch? You were lucky....

[roo860]

1 minute ago, PremiumLane said:

Is this a Monty Python sketch? You were lucky....

We used to wake up frozen to death!

[KhunLA]

38 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

So how many times in your life have you said 'I'm starving' when you're not, or let's cut to the chase 'I'm freezing' when you're not.

 

They're colloquialisms aren't they and we all use them just as the author of this article has.

 

And as far this poor lady's demise goes, if the body's core temperate drops below 35 deg C, hyperthermia will set in and it's a killer. In the ladies circumstances, death by hyperthermia is a very, very likely. 

 

And just so you know that I know what I'm talking about. 10 years ago next month, my own mother died of exposure.

Thanks, but I'm well aware of 'hypothermia' ... but 'freezing' ... don't think so.

 

Why most folks die when lost at sea, due to 'exposure' as water temp will take you down to and past body core temp.

 

Freezing is 0° .. not 13°

Very few healthy people would 'freeze to death', exposed to 13° for even 12 ish hours.

 

News outlets should 'report' the news, not 'sensationalize' it.  Would defeat 'click bait' marketing though .... it's all about the money.

 

For all we know, she may have passed away 1500 hrs in the afternoon sun while taking a nap, for simple heart failure.  Simply discovered the next morning.

 

'legs frozen' ... reads a bit more like rigamortis already set in.

Edited December 16, 2022 by KhunLA

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

RIP, but nobody "freezes to death" with 13 degrees Celsius. Temperature in my childhood's bedroom was sometimes lower than that.

We were in classrooms colder than that and forced to drink little  bottles of milk that sometimes had ice on them! 

Got her mother here avoiding the rural cold now!

[jak2002003]

At that age I would havw though she would know about blankets and how to put on warm clothes or even light a fire..... Sleeping outside was not too smart either. 

 

Also, this story is a lie.  There is no basement to that house! 

 

The story should be, old woman dies from neglect and lack of care.  No one from her family or village came to check on her or offer help. 

 

 

Edited December 16, 2022 by jak2002003

[KhunLA]

2 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

The story should be, old woman dies from neglect and lack of care.  No one from her family or village came to check on her or offer help. 

Agree, if going to sensationalize the story, go with the human interest side of it, and how can family & society neglect  the elderly and allow these conditions to contribute to their death.   IF in fact, it even did.   I'll await the autopsy, which will never be reported.

 

Nobody will click on that story.

[blackshadow]

totally wrong headline.....I was taught 0 degrees or below then it allowed things to freeze NOT 13 degrees.....

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Same,

13c would be a summer morning in the UK.

Last night it was 14c in Chiang Mai, we had the windows open and the fan on all night.

Well done Britmantoo and no doubt you were in a nice cozy bed with a warm duvet and cuddled up to your partner. (Asians BTW give off heat quicker than we do, it's like sleeping next to a radiator)

 

I congratulate you on your hardiness!