By Goongnang Suksawat

Phuket – A foreign man has sustained severe injuries after he fell from a third floor at the Phuket International Airport.

 

The Phuket International Airport has issued a press release at 4:00 P.M. this afternoon regarding the incident (December 28th).

 

They stated a male foreign passenger ‘jumped’ from the third floor at the departure platform of the International Terminal.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/12/28/foreign-man-seriously-injured-after-falling-from-phuket-airport-departure-platform/

 

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UPDATE: American man who fell from Phuket Airport later pronounced dead
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – An American man who sustained severe injuries after he fell from a third floor at the Phuket International Airport has been pronounced dead.

 

The Phuket Tourist Police told the Phuket Express that the foreign man was later identified as a 35-year-old American national. (The Phuket Express is withholding his name pending embassy and family notification).

 

He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/12/28/update-american-man-who-fell-from-phuket-airport-later-pronounced-dead/

 

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They stated a male foreign passenger ‘jumped’ from the third floor at the departure platform of the International Terminal.

 

sad.   I don't even know how I could jump to my death in an American International Terminal, so maybe they need more safety precautions here.    Very young to do this....

 

 

Rip. Would it be a suicide?

1 minute ago, Pique Dard said:

Rip. Would it be a suicide?

Probably

35 minutes ago, BananaStrong said:

They stated a male foreign passenger ‘jumped’ from the third floor at the departure platform of the International Terminal.

 

sad.   I don't even know how I could jump to my death in an American International Terminal, so maybe they need more safety precautions here.    Very young to do this....

 

 

Safety precautions? If someone is determined to jump they'll do it regardless. 

Wouldn't choose this myself, as a method of suicide. Though  I suppose it is pretty final, if you're serious, as opposed to slashing the wrists or drug overdoses, which are more a call for help.

27 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Safety precautions? If someone is determined to jump they'll do it regardless. 

Yes. Any mall, condo or car-park. Happened many times at the airports here in recent years must be triggering for some to have to leave.  Due to ease of access many men in US use guns sparing unrelated passersby the horrid sights usually reserved for close relatives and First responders. 

 

There is also the serious danger these high flyers pose to people they might land upon in these cases.

 

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2019/10/07/finnish-man-jumped-floor-suvarabhumi-airport-bangkok-authorities-died-hospital-10th-person-since-opening/

40 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Safety precautions? If someone is determined to jump they'll do it regardless. 

Why have safety precautions at all?  Discourage???   Oh, maybe.  Oh……

 

why have jail sentences………discourage…..oh

 

why make it easier to rob a bank?

 

if you are going to rob it, you are going to rob it……hmmmmmmm

Would you like a bubble to be wrapped in?

 

It's a mental health issue not a safety issue or are you suggesting there was no barrier he had to climb over?

Why don't these people commit suicide in their own country.
Leave the mess where it belongs.

1 hour ago, BananaStrong said:

They stated a male foreign passenger ‘jumped’ from the third floor at the departure platform of the International Terminal.

 

sad.   I don't even know how I could jump to my death in an American International Terminal, so maybe they need more safety precautions here.    Very young to do this....

 

 

Like a warning " don't put your dog in the microwave" thing like they do in the USA? Rails are high enough for people who behave normally. 

A speculative post and a reply has been removed

RIP young fella.

R I P man hope you can find what you were looking for in the after life

 

as for the misleading post, what is it Jumped or Fell

 

Phuket – A foreign man has sustained severe injuries after he fell from a third floor at the Phuket International Airport.

 

They stated a male foreign passenger ‘jumped’ from the third floor at the departure platform of the International Terminal.

16 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Your gonna think otherwise if he has mates on here.! 

Could have been a poster on here ?

American man who jumped from third floor of Phuket Airport dies in hospital

 

Nation TV

 

Police in Phuket have confirmed that an American man, who is understood to have jumped from the smoking are on the third floor at Phuket Airport’s international terminal, has died from his injuries. According to a Phuket Express report, the man jumped from the third floor at the back of the Departures area yesterday afternoon, just after 3pm.

 

He was taken to a nearby hospital with severe injuries.

 

The man is now understood to have succumbed to his injuries around 4pm when doctors confirmed they were not able to revive him. It’s understood he was 35 years old and an American national, but his identity has not been revealed until next-of-kin have been informed.

 

Police are currently referring to the man as “mr. Jason”.

 

The man flew into Bangkok on December 13 and arrived in Phuket on December 17, when he checked into a hotel near the airport on Nai Yang beach. There are unconfirmed reports by some Thai media outlets that he had run out of funds and was waiting for family members to send him money. The US Embassy in Bangkok was also contacted in the days before his death with tourist police trying to help him get hold of funds.

 

Sakoo Police are continuing their investigation.

 

Source: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/phuket-news/american-man-who-jumped-from-third-floor-of-phuket-airport-dies-in-hospital/

 

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Very sad.  He came here for what seems like was a holiday, to be happy and enjoy life and ends up committing suicide. Really sad. Why he came here and didn't have enough funds and pre-planning?  Who knows.  Mental illness, financial desperation.  RIP 

"Jason (family name witheld) jumped from the smoking area after he decided not to wait for a loan from the US Embassy, which would take a week to be approved, to enable him to buy a return ticket home. He told Thai tourism officials at the airport he will ask for money from his sister instead but end up committing suicide. Jason earlier told Airport staff he suffers from depression and was given medicine, food and drinks."

https://www.facebook.com/KhaosodEnglish/posts/pfbid02a4arCrmoJ9CoinRBENCdYxQKGKf5NK8LvsGfJNZkLWdpgdaP8x16W5Ev1GeXCqyvl

An Irish guy did the same at Swampy a few years ago, broken heart, didn't want to go home et al, I don't know but RIP if you do. There are other options ... 

2 hours ago, South said:

An Irish guy did the same at Swampy a few years ago

Sadly, this happens regularly.

 

Thailand, the most beautiful country in the world, with beautiful people.

 

Feel sorry for these guys, having to go back to their high priced, awful countries with awful people.

19 hours ago, nausea said:

Wouldn't choose this myself, as a method of suicide. Though  I suppose it is pretty final, if you're serious, as opposed to slashing the wrists or drug overdoses, which are more a call for help.

On the way down I'm sure he was thinking.... "that was a bad idea".

"Though  I suppose it is pretty final, if you're serious, as opposed to slashing the wrists or drug overdoses"........ Seriously? I'd say slashing one's wrists or overdosing on drugs is pretty final as well. 

RIP fella...nothing worse than feeling desperate and thinking  that there isn't a way out.

 

A friend of mine committed suicide and I still wish I could have done whatever it was that would have prevented it. Such a waste of life when generally these people do have friends and family that love them but they can't see it when the black dog has got its grip on them.

 

 

On 12/30/2022 at 4:03 AM, Cricky said:

Thailand, the most beautiful country in the world, with beautiful people

Really? You need to get around the World a bit more. There are many other beautiful countries & people, too many to list.

But here am I , living and loving it here.

theres been a few who didnt want to go home so jumped

On 12/29/2022 at 7:19 AM, Mentors65 said:

Probably

Duh!!