By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Pattaya — A pro jet ski racer from South Korea was killed in an accident during yesterday’s (December 17th) competition in Pattaya.

The tragedy happened at the Water Jet World Grand Prix 2022 in Jomtien, Pattaya. The victim, Mr. Sung Won Kim, 40, who competed under the banner “Freedom Racing”, fell off his Kawasaki 300 jet ski numbered 82nd while he was navigating the first curve shortly after the race kicked off, according to eyewitnesses.

 

The South Korean pro hit the sea with force and lost consciousness. The bottom of his jet ski was completely ruined. The victim was rescued back to Jomtien Beach by the race’s rescue team and was rushed to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital where medical personnel announced that his pulse had stopped. Despite attempts at resuscitation, the victim passed away.

Kim contested in the pro-am endurance open class. No injuries or bone fractures were found on his body.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/18/south-korean-jet-ski-racer-dies-during-competition-in-pattaya-mourning-ceremony-conducted/

 

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Peoples tickers seem to be a bit more sensitive to adversity these days. He fell off a jet ski with all the proper gear on. Plenty of drunks hit the water with nothing but their shorts on and they walk away 

Edited December 18, 20223 yr by Harsh Jones

Did it quick and doing something he liked, we all wont have that option

If the bottom of his craft was completely ruined, would that not intimate that it hit an obstruction in the water?

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The bottom of his jet ski was completely ruined.

Countless generations of tourists have suffered the same fate in the vicinity of the Beach Road Cop Shop before YouTube videos put a stop to this scam.

R.I.P.

Very rough seas over the weekend. Should the event have been cancelled?